Blaiserboy
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I think this is a matter of preference of many aspects of the trading that you do.
I think you have to consider the brokerages, charting, feed costs, your own style etc and it is a personal choice.
The money can be counted in a few different ways, people will argue that one is more lucrative than the other, perhaps the round the clock is more suitable than fixed hours.
Lots to reflect on before making a decision...
In all cases, the one constant is that Mr Market wants to take your money and he will do so whenever he gets a chance.
donaldduke
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What timeframe.. scalping, day, swing or long term?
Rhody Trader
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I personally favor spot because it's much more flexible - particularly where trade sizes are concerned. This can be a very big deal for a small trader. The smallest futures contract on the CME is called a "micro", but seeing as that's in the area of 10k units its size is more like that of what spot traders call a "mini". Spot micros are only 1k units, and there are brokers with no fixed lot sizes, so you can trade any number of units you want.
Personnally speaking i prefer spot because the leverage effect works in both directions and, therefore, makes trading in futures contracts highly risky. Daily settlement of gains and losses provides for regular realization of losses, for which reason an investor must have a sufficient reserve so that his or her position will not be closed involuntarily. Futures contracts involve the same risks as may be potentially involved in other investment instruments, such as market and currency risks.
5hownewsday
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i would choose futures Futures trading offers a good opportunity for other people to invest in. trading in futures contracts offers people the unique opportunity to invest in something other than stocks. Although sometimes they also operate in the same manner, futures trading presents a different method of earning revenues for the amount invested on it.
There are certain advantages that futures trading offers to interested investors. One of them is that such instruments are considered highly leveraged investments. In order for an investor to own a futures contract, he only needs to invest a small fraction of the value of the contract. Most investors only invest about ten percent of the contract’s value in exchange for trading them. This way, investors may be able to trade larger amounts of commodities than if he ever bought the commodities outright.
There are certain advantages that futures trading offers to interested investors. One of them is that such instruments are considered highly leveraged investments. In order for an investor to own a futures contract, he only needs to invest a small fraction of the value of the contract. Most investors only invest about ten percent of the contract’s value in exchange for trading them. This way, investors may be able to trade larger amounts of commodities than if he ever bought the commodities outright.
zsawevv212
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i am interested in futures One good thing about the futures trading market is that it enjoys fairer trading as compared with stock and share trading. Trading in the futures exchange can be very vocal as trading is done in the midst of shouting of “Buy!” or “Sell!”. Another thing is that it is more difficult to get insider information in futures trading that seems to be a big problem in the price manipulation in stock trading.
Martinghoul
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Jeez, that's a lot of spam...
