| Instructor: | Carley Garner |
| Description: | Commodity market newcomers tend to focus on market and strategy analysis but, unfortunately, often fail to familiarize themselves with the essential basics. For instance, choosing a brokerage firm that meets the needs of a specific trading approach and appropriate market access are critical pieces to the puzzle of success. Similarly, inexperienced traders must be familiar with calculating profit, loss and risk before putting their hard earned money on the line. This class is intended to provide attendees with the information needed to make the vital decisions that lead up to the actual buying or selling of commodities. Despite the lack of coverage of such topics in the resources available to futures and options traders, many of the behind the scenes decisions discussed in this class might be as imperative to being a successful trader as fundamental and technical analytical skills. |
| Duration (hours): | 1 |
| Target Audience: | Anyone interested in trading commodities |
| Prerequisites: | Basic knowledge of the investment markets is assumed |
| Learning Objectives: | N/A |
| Detailed Outline: | A Look Back at Commodity Market Volatility Crash Course in Futures Market Basics Open Outcry vs. Electronic Execution Choosing a platform, quote vendor and brokerage firm Quoting and Calculating in Commodities Trading Plans - Treat it as a Business |
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