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Now trading: Micro WTI Crude Oil futures

1/10 the size of the benchmark WTI futures contract with the same transparency and price discovery, but with smaller margin requirements.

Course Overview

Expanding your futures knowledge

Comparing stock trading with futures trading
Contract specifications
Physical delivery vs. cash settlement
Understanding product moves
Economic events

Take your trade plan to the next level

Download the trade plan
What kind of trader am I?
What does risk actually mean?
Managing futures risk
Utilizing stop orders

Practice what you've learned

Drawing trade trendlines
Defining your parameters for exiting a trade
Entering a trade using moving averages

Master the Trade: Futures

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Master of the Trade: What kind of trader am I?

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