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An Introduction to Trading Futures

An introductory guide to trading futures. If you’re a trader who is interested in branching out from equities or cash FX into futures, this guide will provide a great starting point. If you already know something about futures trading, you can jump to any chapter for a review or to the back of the booklet and test your knowledge in our Futures Quiz.

Guide sections include:

  • What Are Futures?
  • Who Trades Futures?
  • What Types of Traders are There?
  • Why Trade Futures?
  • What Makes Futures Trading Different?
  • What Differentiates CME Group Futures Markets?
  • How Does a Trade Work?
  • How Do I Get Started?
  • Futures Quiz

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All examples in this report are hypothetical interpretations of situations and are used for explanation purposes only. The views in this report reflect solely those of the author and not necessarily those of CME Group or its affiliated institutions. This report and the information herein should not be considered investment advice or the results of actual market experience.

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