Futures Prop Trading - Get Funded With a Large 5, 6, or 7-Figure Trading Account: Online futures prop trading is an industry that was created in 2012 (about a decade ago) by Topstep Trader. Prop trading - short for proprietary trading - certainly existed before then, but Topstep was the first to take things entirely virtual and make the "hiring" process objective. At this point, there are dozens of other funded trader programs that have essentially copied them. What proprietary … [Read more...]
What is Auction Market Theory – Trading Value vs. Price
What is Auction Market Theory - Trading With Auction Market Theory as a Framework: Auction market theory is a framework based in the notion that financial markets are giant auction mechanisms. They exist to continuously facilitate 2-way trade between buyers and sellers. When buyers are more aggressive than sellers - price goes up. When sellers are more aggressive than buyers - price goes down. When they're relatively even, price is stable. When you look at a chart, this helps … [Read more...]
What is Futures Trading – Explained in Detail For Beginners
Futures Trading Explained - What is Futures Trading For Beginners? Futures are contracts to buy or sell some underlying asset (like corn, soybeans, gold, silver, etc.) at a predetermined price at a specific time in the future - hence the name "futures". Similar to options - futures are derivatives, but a lot less complicated. This simple definition might not mean very much to you so far, but don't worry. The concept of futures contracts are much easier to understand when considered in … [Read more...]
