Futures & Commodities Trading Strategy & Education
Futures and commodities trading refers to speculative bets on the future price of a product like oil, corn, wheat and cattle. Since these are bets on the future prices of these products, commodity futures are highly risky.
Forward Rate vs. Spot Rate: What's the Difference?
Contango vs. Normal Backwardation: What's the Difference?
Buying on Margin: How It's Done, Risks and Rewards
Renewable Resource: Definition, Considerations, and Examples
Initial Margin: Definition, Minimum Requirements, Example
Hedging vs. Speculation: What's the Difference?
What Is an Omnibus Account? How It's Managed
Cash Settlement: Definition, Benefits, and Examples
Futures Contract Definition: Types, Mechanics, and Uses in Trading
Commodities Trading: An Overview
Futures Market
Zero-Sum Game Definition in Finance, With Example
What Is a Floor Trader? Definition, Role in Markets, Requirements
How Are Futures Used to Hedge a Position?
Contract for Difference (CFD) Definition, Uses, and Examples
Intro to Open Interest in the Futures Market
Natural Gas Liquids (NGL): Definition, Types, Examples
Use Inverse Sector ETFs for Market Bears
Pay/Collect: What It Means, How It Works
Nonrenewable Resource: Definition, Features, and Examples
Proven Reserves: What They are, How They Work
The Correlation of Commodities to Inflation
Cash Market: Definition Vs. Futures, How It Works, and Example
Cheapest to Deliver (CTD): Definition and Calculation Formula
Commodity Price Risk: Definition, Calculation, and Main Risks
Trading the Gold-Silver Ratio
Agricultural Credit: Definition and Types of Credit Vehicles
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): What It Is and What It Does
Farmout: What it Means, How it Works, Example
Hoarding: Definition, How It Works with Commodities, and Examples
Timber Investment Management Organization (TIMO): Overview
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Definition and Purpose
Commodity Research Bureau Index (CRBI): Definition and Weightings
Futures Industry Association (FIA): Meaning, History, Mission
Gross Processing Margin: What it is, How it Works
How to Trade Currency and Commodity Correlations
Fool's Gold: Meaning, Avoiding bad Investments, Grammar
Tradable Commodities: What They are, How They Work
Commodities That Move the Markets
Commodity Funds 101
Timberland Investment: Overview, Risks, Examples
Commodity Pool Operator (CPO): Meaning, Overview, Example
Why the Price of Crude Oil Dropped in 2015
Exchange of Futures for Physical (EFP): Definition and Example
S&P GSCI Definition, Commodity Types Listed, Potential Drawbacks
Hardening: What It Means, How It Works, Impact of Speculators
Introducing Broker (IB): Definition, Role, Registration, and Examples
Posted Price: What It is, How It Works, Example
Commoditization: What it is, How it Works
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
Dow Jones Commodity Index (DJCI): What It is, How It Works
Mineral Rights: What it is, How it Works, Special Considerations
e-CBOT: What It Means, How it Works, FAQs
Commodity Paper: What It Is, How It Works
Commodity Pairs: Currency Correlations Explained
Five Advantages of Futures Over Options
Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM): Meaning, History
Gemology: Identifying and Valuing Gemstones for Investors
Contango Meaning, Why It Happens, and Backwardation
How to Take Advantage of in Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading
Point Balance: What It is, How it Works, Benefits
What Is CWT (Hundredweight) and How Do You Calculate It?
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT): What Trades on This Exchange
Series 3 License: A Career With No Limits
Divergence vs. Convergence What's the Difference?