Are Futures For Trading? Are Futures For Investing? Or Both? As a self-directed trader/investor, you can choose to express risk in markets however you see fit. But generally speaking, futures are best utilized as short-term trading vehicles as opposed to long-term investments. There are 2 main reasons for this: 1) futures contracts expire, and 2) they don’t represent ownership in the underlying asset. A futures contract – by definition – is an agreement to buy…
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…
Day Trading Futures For Beginners – What Does Trading Futures Mean? As a beginner, the typical path is to get started trading stocks. Most people are familiar with the stock market because of big companies like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), and Netflix (NFLX) – so stock trading is essentially the “default” for most new traders. It’s inherently easy to understand. You buy a share of AAPL, AMZN, NFLX, or any other stock – and you…
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…
