Futures

What Exactly Are E-mini Futures?

If you ask any professional out there about E-mini futures, they will probably tell you that it is the biggest, and perhaps the most important trading vehicle on the globe. In fact, hundreds of thousands of traders in the past few years have abandoned old tactics such as regular stock trading in favor of E-mini S&P 500, the most popular of all E-minis. When did E-mini Futures Get Started? More than 20 years ago, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange introduced the…

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A Beginners Guide to Futures Trading

When it comes to trading futures, it is vital to know what it stands for. A futures agreement is when the buyer and the seller decide to sell a certain asset at a specific date and price. It usually includes a previously established amount of commodities or securities. For example, if you are trading crude oil, it requires at least 1,000 barrels. On the other hand, when it comes to corn, you would have to sell at least 5,000 bushels.…

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Factors to Consider Before Trading Futures

Before you start trading futures, it is essential to think about the following factors:   Brokerage Firms You would need to have an account with a brokerage firm before you start trading futures. In addition to that, there are only a few choices to pick from when it comes to brokers. You can review some of the options on DayTradeReview.com. You can select a full-service broker or a discount broker. If you are in dire need of advice and thorough…

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The Futures Market: Basic Facts and Terms

Now, we will examine the futures market, how it works, and what sets it apart from the other ones. Additionally, we will also see how using leverage can affect your investments. Trading futures: how does it work? A futures contract is a type of a derivative. If you are not familiar with this term, we will briefly address it now. A derivative is any financial instrument that acquires its value from the price changes of a particular financial instrument. It…

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How to Trade E-Mini Futures Contracts

The first thing you should realize is that E-mini features are one of the most important trading vehicles in the world. In short, the E-mini is a futures contract, which tracks the S&P 500 market index. They can be traded 23.5 hours every day, five days every week, using the ES symbol. Every one-point move you make on the aforementioned S&P index is worth fifty dollars per E-mini contract, and the minimum move of these contracts is 0.25 points or…

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Contract Rollover

Futures Contract Rollover

Today is March 14th and  futures contract rollover day, when traders rollover to the next futures contract month which is June, 2014. The new symbol for the S&P 500 is ESM14, which is again the June contract.. The contracts expire on the third Friday of the said month but traders and hedge funds start switching contract symbols which then gives them a fresh new three months. There are 4 different contract symbol  changes in the course of a year, March,…

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