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Butterfly spread strategies give traders powerful ways to engage the futures and options markets. Featuring applications for trading both bullish and bearish opinions, these types of spreads are ideal for limiting risk while pursuing nearly any financial goal. However, be forewarned―the market doesn’t hand out free lunches, and spread trading is no exception.
Scalping is a short-term trading strategy in which the trader repeatedly takes small profits to secure market share. Although forex and equities products attract many scalper traders, futures and options are also ideal markets for the implementation of this powerful methodology. Let’s take a closer look at scalping and what is required to make money… Read more.
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For active traders, each market presents a wide range of unique functionalities. Margin requirements, expiration dates, business hours, and applied leverage are a few attributes that differ from product to product. If you’re not up to speed on the nuances of your particular market, then costly mistakes are inevitable.
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A trading strategy is a rules-based, structured approach to the buying and selling of securities on the open market. The key components of any trading strategy are time horizon, risk versus reward, and product. No matter what your approach to the markets may be, these three factors will largely dictate how, when, why, and what… Read more.
One of the greatest misconceptions about active trading is that you must “trade big” to make money. This is simply not the case. The lineup of products available on the Small Exchange can help you pursue nearly any financial goal. No matter whether your specialty is stocks, commodities, bonds, or currencies, the Smalls offer countless… Read more.
The Small Exchange is an exciting new marketplace that offers traders a collection of innovative derivatives products. No matter whether you trade stocks, energies, metals, bonds, or currencies, there is a Small market ideal for your needs. One contract in particular, the Small US Dollar (SFX), provides forex traders many speculative and risk management opportunities.… Read more.
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Market traders commonly use chart patterns to identify positive-expectation trading opportunities. When used in conjunction with other indicators, such as support and resistance levels, chart patterns can be powerful tools for generating profits. No matter whether you favor an open-high-low-close (OHLC) or candlestick format, understanding how to use chart patterns for day trading is valuable.… Read more.