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Futures Spread Trading

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by Joe Ross -  Oct 5, 2006
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Lastly, we show you another intermarket spread. This one was made between Euro and British Pound. Although you might have made money on a Euro trade, you would have suffered from serious whipsaw during the entire length of the trade.

What about a spread between the Euro and the British Pound?

You didn't have to be in this spread for very long in order to take some fat profits: During February the spread moved from $32,500 to $36,187.50 = $3,687.50 per contract.

How do I start trading spreads?

We can barely scratch the surface of what is available in the almost lost art of spread trading. There are times when seasonal spreads, coupled with chart formations, make a lot of sense. Backwardation in any market often provides an excellent signal for entry into a spread.


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I have traded seasonal spreads in the past.It was the 1 out of 10 loss that wipes out all previous gains.How do you stop yourself out of the spread?
keso   04-01-2007 22:07:14

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