Commodities

Statistics can help make more informed decisions both in the ballpark and on the trading platform. Get started trading with market statistics.

Many mathematicians start with the same, single assumption when they commence any probabilistic modeling: the probability of a market moving higher or lower on...

Crude oil is one of the most widely traded commodities. Learn how the energy market works, and find out how to trade crude oil with futures products.

Gold and silver are some of the most commonly traded precious metals. Learn how the metals market works, and find out how to trade gold and silver with futures...

Volatility can afford active traders many more strategies. Learn how to use volatility and options trading to decrease your risk.

One of the greatest benefits of adding derivatives to your stock trading is gaining the ability to long and short the same market at the same time. Neutral...

The question of trade size and risk is answered too often after the fact: After a losing trade, you had too much size. After a profitable trade, you didn’t...

When commodity prices take off in the short term people tend to fear long-term changes to their everyday lives, especially when it comes to one with such large...

The wide world of options can open up an everyday trader’s portfolio to P/L fluctuations unseen in the outright world of shares and futures. You can take...

When I was at the Chicago Board of Trade, I sat next to a guy named Larry. We were a great pair. Larry had been in the industry for more than a decade bouncing...