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Here we have a collection of articles on futures trading and related topics. If there is something you are looking for and you cannot see it, please let us know. The answer may in one of our archives. If not, we’ll source the answer for you (a member only service).

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Margins and Contract Allocations Aug 8, 2009: Deciding how many contracts to trade is something that is just as important as the trade itself. This article shows how the ProTrader Digest does it.

How To Apply Seasonal Analysis To Your Trading Jul 28, 2009

Seasonal analysis has long been the domain of professional traders, but over the last decade or so has slowly been picked up by the private investor. This article, aimed at those new to seasonal trading, looks at:

What is Seasonality?
What Drives Seasonal Patterns?
Technical vs Fundamental analysis
The Opportunities in ‘Spread' Trading
The DOs and DON'Ts in Seasonal Trading
How to Learn More

All About Those Hand Signals Jul 20, 2009: For many years, when I have told people I'm involved in futures trading, a common response has been "Oh, that's where they do those hand signal things. What does all that mean?". If you've ever wondered what they all mean, here is the answer.

Warning: Many old school traders still use these hand signs in an attempt to order drinks and impress girls. It doesn't work for either.

Maxmising Trading Profits with Money Management - Part II Jul 13, 2009: This is the second and final part of the article on Money Management. Last week we introduced the idea and defined ‘fixed dollar’ and the ‘percent at risk’ methods. This week it gets interesting. We look at the ‘Optimal f’ method and compare all methods with examples.

Maxmising Trading Profits with Money Management Jul 7, 2009: Money management is an interesting subject and it plays a far bigger role in trading than many people think. This two part article is a sneak peek inside my next book. More on the book in another update. For now here is part 1, of the article.

The Five Great Reasons for Trading Spreads Jun 23, 2009: No matter what kind of investor you are, there are several reasons why spread trading can add value to your portfolio. This article looks at just that.

Article: Swine Flu, hog futures and the benefits of spread trading Jun 10, 2009: This article looks at recent action in Lean Hog futures and how it has affected spreads.

Q&A on Trading: Risks in Futures Trading Jun 9, 2009: I recently saw the following post on an investment forum. I thought it would be an interesting topic for my newsletter. So here is my long answer.

Coffee versus USD Jun 7, 2009: The recent correlation between the US Dollar and Coffee is very interesting and stands to illustrate why spreads are a good thing to trade.

Q&A on spread trading: What is seasonal trading? Jun 6, 2009: Answer: The ProTrader Digest uses seasonal data in every trade selection. Seasonality refers to a pattern that depends on, or is controlled by, the time of the year...

Q&A on spread trading: Seasonal data reliability Jun 6, 2009: Question: How reliable is seasonal data? Is making money from it all that simple?

Q&A on spread trading: "long" and "short" spreads Jun 6, 2009: Question: I understand the concept of a futures spread, but I get confused when they talk about "going long a spread" or "going short a spread". Given a spread has both a long position and a short position. How then can you go long or short a spread?

Swine flu and how to make money the smart way May 14, 2009: This is textbook stuff. "Sell fear, buy reality" - that's my spin on the old saying "buy rumour, sell fact". It's been an interesting two weeks in the Hogs pit. The events of the last two weeks are a perfect example of how logical spread trading can be.

Swine flu and its effect on the market May 2, 2009: It seems like this swine flu is part of almost every story on the news at the moment. It is however interesting to step back and take a look at how it has affected the market – the Lean Hogs futures market traded out of Chicago.

How to read NEW TRADES Jan 9, 2009: This article shows you how to read and understand the ProTrader Digest signals.