How the Futures Markets Work

How the Futures Markets Work
Author: Jacob Bernstein
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The futures market is a lucrative trading area but as a topic it presents certain complexities. This updated work covers the subject in an easily-accessible format.

The Futures

The Futures
Author: Emily Lambert
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-12-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0465022979

In The Futures, Emily Lambert, senior writer at Forbes magazine, tells us the rich and dramatic history of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, which together comprised the original, most bustling futures market in the world. She details the emergence of the futures business as a kind of meeting place for gamblers and farmers and its subsequent transformation into a sophisticated electronic market where contracts are traded at lightning-fast speeds. Lambert also details the disastrous effects of Wall Street's adoption of the futures contract without the rules and close-knit social bonds that had made trading it in Chicago work so well. Ultimately Lambert argues that the futures markets are the real "free" markets and that speculators, far from being mere parasites, can serve a vital economic and social function given the right architecture. The traditional futures market, she explains, because of its written and cultural limits, can serve as a useful example for how markets ought to work and become a tonic for our current financial ills.

The Complete Guide to Futures Trading

The Complete Guide to Futures Trading
Author: Refco Private Client Group
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2005-08-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471742163

Many investors learn how to trade equity options, but many are unfamiliar with futures. As headlines about commodity prices proliferate, active, self-directed investors are turning their attention to futures. The Complete Guide to Futures Trading is a comprehensive introductory handbook to investing with commodity futures, including the increasingly popular mini(r) stock index futures and the new singles stock futures contracts. It offers how-to advice from finding a broker to opening an account to making a trade, and provides advice based on years of experience to help new traders get started in commodity futures.

Understanding Futures Markets

Understanding Futures Markets
Author: Robert W. Kolb
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
Total Pages: 530
Release: 1997-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781577180654

This edition covers all of the historical developments of the futures market in a manner accessible to a wide range of readers and offers an unparalleled breadth and depth of coverage

Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets

Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets
Author: John J. Murphy
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
Total Pages: 584
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Covers the philosophy of technical analysis, charting theory, trends, reversal patterns, continuation patterns, commodity indices, averages, oscillators, the Elliott wave theory, time cycles, computers, and trading tactics.

Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets

Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets
Author: Carley Garner
Publisher: FT Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012-01-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0132779668

Currency trading offers immense potential to stock and futures investors seeking new speculative opportunities. However, there are several ways to trade in currencies, and many unsuspecting traders have been burned by aggressive marketing campaigns and gimmicks luring them into unfavorable trading environments. In this book, best-selling trading author Carley Garner covers everything new currency traders need to know to avoid those pitfalls and start earning big profits. Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets begins by demystifying all the essentials, from quotes and calculations to the unique language of Forex trading. Readers learn all they need to know about choosing trading platforms and brokerage firms; working with leverage; controlling transaction costs; managing liquidity, margins, and risks; and much more. Garner thoroughly explains the currency spot market (Forex); currency futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME); and currency ETFs. She candidly discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each, cutting through the "smoke and mirrors" often associated with currency trading. Readers will also find a full section on currency market speculation, including a clear introduction to fundamental and seasonal analysis in currency markets. With her guidance, new currency traders can identify the markets and approaches that best fit their objectives, and avoid the pitfalls that have often victimized their predecessors.

A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets

A Complete Guide to the Futures Markets
Author: Jack D. Schwager
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 774
Release: 1984-06-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780471893769

A new edition will be available in January 2017 Focusing on price-forecasting in the commodity futures market, this is the most comprehensive examination of fundamental and technical analysis available. Treats both approaches in depth, with forecasting examined in conjunction with practical trading considerations.

Trading Commodities and Financial Futures

Trading Commodities and Financial Futures
Author: George Kleinman
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2004-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0132703637

More fortunes are made and lost more quickly in the commodity futures markets than anywhere else. It is a game of consequence where profits won by one player are lost by another. The stakes are high, but for those who know how to play well, the rewards can be immense. Trading Commodities and Financial Futures shows you how to play the game to win. In this book, one of the world's most experienced traders introduces a new step-by-step methodology built on more than twenty-five years of success. George Kleinman begins with the basics—including a complete primer on how futures and options trading works, how traders' psychology impacts the markets, and how to avoid the pitfalls that trip up so many traders. This edition offers updated coverage of electronic trading, the latest contracts, and state-of-the-art trading techniques you won't find in any competing book. Previous editions of Kleinman's Commodity Futures and Options became international best sellers. This one offers even more insight for winning the commodities game—and winning big. Winning in a zero-sum game For every commodities winner, there's a loser: here's how to be the winner The trend is your friend How to use techniques designed to generate profits in a trending market The fundamentals: supply and demand in every key market Mastering the markets, from crude oil to soybeans, gold to coffee, foreign exchange to stock index futures TMVTT: The most valuable technical tool A unique trading methodology—how it works and how to use it When to get in, when to get out How to recognize the beginning—and end—of major market moves Twenty-five trading secrets of the pros A lifetime's experience, distilled into twenty-five crucial tips

The Concise Handbook of Futures Markets

The Concise Handbook of Futures Markets
Author: Perry J. Kaufman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 866
Release: 1986-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Forbes Magazine called the 1,600-page, original Handbook of Futures Markets ``an exceptionally fine collection of work on every phase of the futures market.'' Now in paperback (and weighing much less than the six-and-a-half pound hardcover edition), this concise version covers the essential principles and methods in the encyclopedic original in 800 pages. Comprising all the material in Parts I through V of the original handbook, this edition brings together the know-how of the markets' foremost authorities. It covers futures markets and their operation; factors that influence the markets; uses of the markets, including hedging, managing interest rate risk, commodity spreads and options; forecasting methods and tools; and risk and money management.

A Complete Guide to the Futures Market

A Complete Guide to the Futures Market
Author: Jack D. Schwager
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 723
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118859596

The essential futures market reference guide A Complete Guide to the Futures Market is the comprehensive resource for futures traders and analysts. Spanning everything from technical analysis, trading systems, and fundamental analysis to options, spreads, and practical trading principles, A Complete Guide is required reading for any trader or investor who wants to successfully navigate the futures market. Clear, concise, and to the point, this fully revised and updated second edition provides a solid foundation in futures market basics, details key analysis and forecasting techniques, explores advanced trading concepts, and illustrates the practical application of these ideas with hundreds of market examples. A Complete Guide to the Futures Market: Details different trading and analytical approaches, including chart analysis, technical indicators and trading systems, regression analysis, and fundamental market models. Separates misleading market myths from reality. Gives step-by-step instruction for developing and testing original trading ideas and systems. Illustrates a wide range of option strategies, and explains the trading implications of each. Details a wealth of practical trading guidelines and market insights from a recognized trading authority. Trading futures without a firm grasp of this market’s realities and nuances is a recipe for losing money. A Complete Guide to the Futures Market offers serious traders and investors the tools to keep themselves on the right side of the ledger.