- 19 Sep 2011
- By CME Group
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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