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Commodity Trading School Getting Started Lessons 1 through 12 Lesson 1: What are Commodities? Commodities are any interchangeable product; consequently they will share a common price. For example, bulk goods such as grains, metals, livestock, oil, and cotton. Financial products such as... Full Article Lesson 2: Basics of Futures Trading Perhaps the biggest advantage to trading futures contracts is the leverage provided by the exchange. However, controlling large contracts with relatively low amounts of capital can create high levels of volatility... Full Article Lesson 3: Technical Analysis It is important to note that the Technical Analysis Overview provided does not attempt to be a comprehensive treatment of Charting or Technical Analysis methods. There are numerous, well- written books on Chart Interpretation and Technical Analysis. A brief and simplistic review of some basic charting concepts are... Full Article Lesson 4: Points vs. Cents The four major grains: Wheat, corn, soybeans, and oats, the price is quoted in dollars and cents for both futures and options. For example, a price quote of 4.09 1/2 is actually 4 dollars 9 and 1/2 cents per bushel. These grains all move in... Full Article Lesson 5: Different Types of Orders Being familiar with orders and properly placing them is very important to your trading success. With quickly changing market conditions, sometimes every minute can count and knowing the type of order you need to place and placing it accurately can be crucial... Full Article Lesson 6: The Trading Plan Many who trade futures successfully rely on a trading plan. Just like a business plan outlines in detail the establishment and development of a proposed business, a trading plan outlines in detail a structure for trading. There are two major components of a trading plan... Full Article Lesson 7: Playing the Odds Casinos bring in gaming revenue confident that over time they will collect more that they pay out in winnings. Similarly, insurance companies collect premium in anticipation of the probability of future payouts. Option traders can benefit from the same logic by selling credit spreads, thus... Full Article Lesson 8: A Study in Cotton One of the most exciting occurrences in the commodity markets is when the market trades at or below historic lows. We are talking about true commodities such as grains, metals, energies, & the softs. True commodities are products that are grown or manufactured and possess real intrinsic value based upon supply and demand unlike currencies, stock indexes or financials. Full Article Lesson 9: Options Basics If you are new to options trading, this section will define what options are and explain the most basic concepts. It is important that you understand these basic concepts and terminology before you get into the more advanced topics, which are... Full Article Lesson 10: Intro to Identifying Favorable Option Trades Options provide a flexible and effective way to trade in the futures markets. They offer investors the ability to capitalize on leverage while still giving them the ability to manage risk. By combining put and call options, and investor can design a strategy that fits their expectations of market movements... Full Article Lesson 11: What is Forex? The term FOREX is an acronym for Foreign Exchange. It is a worldwide cash inter-bank market using as floating exchange rate system to trade spot market currencies. FOREX is becoming increasingly popular among speculators for several reasons. This is the largest and most liquid market in the world... Full Article Lesson 12: The Story of the Three Sisters - Silver, Sugar, and Soybeans In the commodity markets many inter market relationships exist. Crude Oil, Gasoline, and Heating Oil are an example, the same for the bean complex with Beans, Bean Oil, and Bean Meal all being obviously related... Full Article Do you know which 30 minute period of the trading day is most likely to see an increase in stock prices? Did you know which month the NASDAQ typically under performs relative to the rest of the year? Join CTS To learn these and other trading facts that can help make you a successful trader.

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