Commodity Trading Resources

The abundance of commodity futures and options trading-related information available to anyone via the Internet can be overwhelming...

Daniels Trading acts as a filter, carefully evaluating commodity trading resources; discarding those unsuited to our customers and selecting optimal information sources that can benefit your commodity futures trading strategies.

Daniels Ag Advisory - Published by the founder of Daniels Trading, this newsletter provides you with real-time advice from an expert with well over 20 years of day-to-day trading experience.
Insider Access - During this exclusive video interview, Daniels Trading founder, Andy Daniels, provides timely perspective highlighting the fundamental factors at play in the grain markets.
Daniels Daily Updates - This comprehensive morning commodities market overview includes a range of commodity futures and options reports, commodities market advisories and trade analysis broken down by market sector.

To keep you abreast of the critical information you’ll need before, during and after the trade execution process, explore the complete array of commodity trading resources listed below.

Reference Tools

Commodity Futures Quotes + Charts

Commodity Futures Quotes & Charts - dt Essential Commodity Futures Quotes + Charts offer price data, as well as customizable charts.
Custom Commodity Futures Charts - dt Custom Commodity Futures Charts offer a feature-rich and easy-to-configure package.

Market Research, Commentary & Analysis

Commodity Futures & Options Market Information - Daniels Daily Updates offers a range of reports, advisories and trade analysis broken down by commodity market sector.
Grain Market Commentary & Grain Trade Recommendations - With the Daniels Ag Advisory you'll receive in-depth grain commentary and trade recommendations from Daniels Trading founder and CEO, Andy Daniels.
Futures Research and Analysis - Revered within the industry, Man Global Research offers comprehensive internal futures market research and analysis.

Contract Specs, Margins & Expirations

Futures Contract Specifications - Our Futures Contract Specifications List provides contract symbols and size, trading hours, delivery months, point values and tick fluctuations, all on one easy-to-read page.
Margin Requirements - Most Actively Traded US Futures/Commodities (PDF)
Margin Requirements - US Exchanges & Eurex (HTML)
Margin Requirements - All Global Exchanges (PDF)

Click the links above for our latest Margin Requirements. We always offer exchange minimum margins with reduced daytrading margins. Subject to change based on market conditions and exchange guidelines. * Acrobat Reader Required.
Futures Expirations / Options Expirations - This four-page document allows you to easily view First Notice Day (FND) and Last Trading Day (LTD) for all futures contract months. All Option Expiration dates are also included. Stay up to date with your deliverable positions and expiring options with this consolidated list. * Acrobat Reader Required.

Additional Commodity Trading Resources

Order Entry Handbook - Our Order Entry Handbook provides a complete description of all types of commodity futures orders, how they are executed and which are accepted by our member exchanges.
Trade Log - Our Trade Log is ideal for paper trading and can help all traders to keep track of their positions. Simply download the form and print. * Acrobat Reader Required.
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