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Equity Product Overview
CME Group stock-index futures and options offer attractive, actionable ways to trade across the entire equity capitalization spectrum. Our liquid product line-up features leading index providers and opportunities to diversify across small- mid and large- cap equity markets, in the U.S. and around the world. Learn the latest techniques to help you capitalize on the volatility, liquidity and diversification potential available from our products.

Building A Solid Foundation

 

CME Group Equity Products Overview
Speaker: Dave Lerman

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  • Introduction
  • Global Equity Exposure
  • E-mini S&P Performance
  • Comparison to Stocks

 

A Beginners Guide to Trading E-mini S&P 500 and mini-Dow Futures
Speaker: Dan Gramza

Detailed: Outline

  • Why trade CME Group Equity Indexes?
  • Stock index futures contract growth
  • Stock index futures contract features
  • Things to consider
  • Tactics and strategies
  • Japanese candle concepts
  • Trading strategy process

 

Building Your E-mini Trading Strategy
Speaker: Dan Gramza

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Quick Reference Guide on CME Clearing (PDF)

 

CME Group Financial Safeguards (PDF)

 

Technical Analysis Techniques

 

Technical Analysis : Market Profile
Speaker: Dan Gramza

Detailed: Outline

  • Overview
  • Principals
  • Origins
  • Calculations
  • Examples
  • Vendors
  • Educational Offerings
  • Articles

 

Unique Candle and Trend Analysis Trading Technique
Speaker: Dan Gramza

Detailed: Outline

  • Candles charts
  • Trending and counter-trending
  • Defining a trending market
  • Determining trend reversal
  • Trading the new trend

 

Trading Strategies On Equity Futures

 

Spread Treading Opportunities in Stock Index Futures
Speaker: Dave Lerman

Detailed: Outline

  • Introduction
  • Contract Highlights
  • Spreading Strategies
  • Applying Strategy
  • Advantages
  • Russell Production Transition
  • Contact

 

High Probability Trading System
Speaker: John Person

Detailed: Outline

  • Introduction
  • Key Metrics
  • Pros & Cons
  • Program Principles
  • Why Stock Index Futures
  • Design System Rules
  • Moving Averages
  • Reversal Patterns
  • Doji

 

Risk and Return in a Portable Alpha World
Speaker: Sabrina Callin

Detailed: Outline

  • Portable Alpha: Trends and Applications
  • Possible sources of Alpha
  • The Potential Upside and Downside of Leverage
  • Understanding Alpha, Beta, Excess Return and Risk
  • Asset Allocation Implications
  • Importance of Liquidity & Risk Mgmt