Market Theory


How did the algorithmic trading influence the futures market Part 1

How did the algorithmic trading influence the futures market? Part 1

Fast rates of development of technological progress changed the character of interconnections and trading methods in the financial markets. The times when a trader had to have a pen and paper for conducting a technical analysis and had to call a broker to post an order have passed away. The computer era opened the world […]

How did the algorithmic trading influence the futures market

How did the algorithmic trading influence the futures market?

Dear friends! As we promised, we publish the second part of the article about the influence of algorithmic trading and HFT on the futures market. Today we will consider 4 important rules, which a retail trader should observe in the era of trading algorithms, and recommendations of one famous trader. In this article: Survival in […]

British pound futures 6 things you should know. Part 2

British pound futures: 6 things you should know. Part 2

Soybean futures: 6 things you should know. Part 1

Soybeans are oil crop and not grain crop, used, first of all, for producing oil which is contained in its beans. Soybean futures are among the most popular contracts in the commodity futures market. Soybean trading has an international character and the product itself is highly valued in Asia as a natural food. There is […]

Corn futures 7 important things you should know

Corn futures: 7 important things you should know

Trading corn futures attracts many traders who are interested in the grain market. Corn futures practically do not differ from other grain futures, since the factors that influence the grain crop market in general are practically the same. However, if we look deeper, we can detect several factors, which distinguish corn futures from other agricultural […]

Corn futures 7 important things you should know. Part 2

Corn futures: 7 important things you should know. Part 2

Dear friends! Today we will continue to speak about seven main factors that influence the corn futures prices (you can read the first part of the article here). These highly liquid derivatives are actively traded on the world exchanges and attract many traders. We hope that this review will be useful for you.

Nasdaq-100 index futures 5 things you should know. Part 1

Nasdaq-100 index futures: 5 things you should know. Part 1

Nasdaq-100 index futures belong to the category of index futures contracts, offered by the CME Group. These are the most popular index futures in the market. They are presented by various types of contracts, the first place among which in trading volumes and popularity is taken by E-mini Nasdaq-100 index futures contracts. E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures […]

Real trader stories. Failures and successes

Trader stories are important for development of new market participants. Reading about successes and mistakes of other traders, beginners adopt valuable experience. Despite the fact that trader stories do not contain specific charts and setups, nevertheless, they contain important general information: advice of experienced traders; reasons of their failures and successes in specific trades; rules […]

Real trader stories. Part 2

Real trader stories. Part 2

Stories of real traders are required for the evolution of beginners. Reading about achievements and failures of famous traders, beginner traders become motivated and absorb valuable somebody else’s experience. Of course, trader stories do not contain examples of chart analysis. Nevertheless, important things might be found in simple advice. Read in this article: principles of […]