What You Need to Know About Choosing a Broker
Carley Garner discusses everything you need to consider when choosing a suitable broker in this excerpt from her new work "A Trader's First Book on Commodities"
The Trading Game Plan
There are an unlimited number of ways to skin a cat and trading is no different. Despite your strategy, risk tolerance or trading capital, having a plan is one of the most important components of achieving success in these treacherous markets.
Getting Acquainted with Stock Index Futures
Throughout my journey in the markets, I have yet to find a fool proof way to guarantee profitable trading, but what I am certain of is that you owe it to yourself to fully understand the products and markets that you intend to trade before risking a singl
Full Service or Online Broker?
The decision to trade online or through a full service broker will undoubtedly make a large impact on your bottom line. However, the impact may or may not be what you had in mind.
It All Makes Cents
One of the most frustrating aspects of trading commodities is getting comfortable with how each contract is quoted, what the point value or multiplier of each contract is and most importantly how to calculate the profit, loss and risk of a trade.
Diversification Within An FX Trading Account
A brief look at the different ways in which an FX trader can diversify within their account.
Measuring Correlation Between FX Pairs
This article looks at different FX pairs and how their historical correlation can be measured.
The Cash C.O.W. (Conservative Option Writing)
Options writing can be a very lucrative strategy for the disciplined trader.
Playing the odds: Options Trading with the ‘House’ Advantage
Carley explains how options strategies can make you the 'House' instead of the gambler.