"I bring dedication, integrity and 13+ years of experience to the table when assisting my clients to achieve their goals."
– Burton Schlichter
Futures & Options Broker
Futures Trading Education
Education can play a vital role in your success as a trader.
We place a high priority on trader education. And, as part of our commitment to excellence through execution, we provide a variety of educational tools to assist you in gaining an in-depth understanding of both the decision-making and the trade execution process involved in commodity trading.
Whether you are an experienced commodity trader or new to futures trading, we offer something for you in the comprehensive list of educational tools below.
Explore our comprehensive list of educational tools.
- Futures & Options 101 - If you’re a newcomer to the futures markets and want a quick introduction to futures and options, these lessons will get you started learning what you need to know.
- Futures Strategy Guide - Using futures and options, whether separately or in combination, can offer countless trading opportunities. This guide provides 21 commodity trading strategies as a starting point.
- Technical Analysis Center - This comprehensive portion of our web site contains detailed explanations of the most widely used technical indicators. Over 31 techniques used by traders worldwide are defined.
- Key Market Report Definitions - Definitions of key financial/economic reports, metals market reports, energy market reports, grain/oilseed reports, livestock reports, softs reports and weather models.
- Commitment-of-Traders (COT) Reports Explanations - COT Reports are frequently referenced in market research and analysis, but how exactly can you use them in your trading?
- Exchange Publications - Exchanges provide valuable educational publications covering a wide range of commodity futures and options trading topics.
In addition to providing excellent educational resources, we have a great deal of experience supporting futures trading educators and their students. In the past, we have provided brokerage services to graduates of futures trading courses from Ken Roberts, Larry Williams, Don Fishback, Paul Judd, George Angell and George Fontanills, to name just a few.