Impact of Volatility
Volatility is how much a stock or index moves up or down over a given period of time. Find out how you can use volatility to get an edge in your futures trading.
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Building a Watchlist
Walk through Neil’s process of building a watchlist to understand which futures to trade.
Selecting Futures to Trade: Considerations
Discover the list of considerations traders should take into account when determining which futures to trade.
How Futures Price Relates to Spot Price
Learn how arbitrage and the cost of carry differ based on the futures price versus the spot price.
Futures Markets vs. Spot Markets
Identify the differences between futures markets and spot markets and the use cases for each.
How to Utilize Futures Based on How They Work
Neil Yeager covers the basics of futures trading, as well as, some tips on improving our success rate as traders.
Conclusion
Joe Rokop concludes this section by outlining when traders should trade micros versus minis.
Small Account Opportunities
Understand how trading futures can be a great way to grow a small account.
Types of Margin
Discover the 3 types of margin and how they differ, including day margin, initial margin, and maintenance margin.
Micro vs. Mini
Futures contracts come in different sizes from Micros to Full. This enables people of all account sizes to trade futures.