The Futures Game: Who Wins, Who Loses, & Why

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THE FUTURES GAME helps traders prepare for trading today and well into the 21st century. This revised and updated edition of the classic future s traders guidebook provides valuable, accurate knowledge of:TODAY S IMPORTANT MARKETS--From interest rate and foreign currency futures to worldwide petroleum markets, discover high profit/protection strategies for trading the most popular markets! É HEDGING VERSUS SPECULATING--These two different motives often have diametrically different strategies. Find out which strategies work best for each. É TRADING AND RESEARCH SOFTWARE--Discover the most popular and functional software products for both fundamental and technically driven forecasting applications.Filled with hundreds of recent studies and research projects on futures markets, enlightening explanations of recent regulatory changes, and more, THE FUTURES GAME, 3rd Edition, provides a complete overview of the game in which global knowledge is now a requirement--and the potential for extraordinary profits continues to climb.

Part I: Basics of the Game.Why Trade Futures?The Nature of the Futures Markets.The Mechanics of Futures Trading.The Behavior of Futures Prices.Part II: Playing the Game--Trading.Approaches to Trade Selection: Fundamentals.Approaches to Trade Selection: Technical Analysis.Spreads.Options.The Game Plan.Money Management.Part III: Losers and Winners.Who Wins? Who Loses? And Why?Part VI: The Broker in the Game.Building, Maintaining, and Serving a Futures Clientele.Compliance: I'll See You in Court.Part V: Choosing the Game--Markets.General Sources of Information.The Interest Rate Futures Market.The Foreign Currency Futures Markets.Grains and Oilseeds.The Meat Futures Contracts.Precious and Industrial Metals.The Energy Markets.The Food, Fiber, and Wood Products Markets.Index-Based Futures Contracts