Market Spotlight: Micro Bitcoin Futures
What are Micro Bitcoin Futures (MBT)? Bitcoin futures were created in response to the growing popularity of the crypto currency. These...
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- Feb 16
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Economic Events: Non Farm Payroll
The Non-Farm Payroll report is used to track the payroll of any job in the US with the exception of farm workers, private household...
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- Feb 16
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Economic Events: European Central Bank
What is the ECB? European Central Bank (ECB) is the joint central bank of 19 different countries within the European Union that use the...
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- Feb 16
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Key Economic Events: Gross Domestic Product
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross Domestic Product is the measurement of a nation’s income and expenditure for the country’s...
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- Feb 16
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Economic Events: Retail Sales Report
The retail sales report represents purchases of finished goods and services by consumers and businesses. They occur with products that...
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Key Economic Events: Consumer Confidence Index
What is the Consumer Confidence Index? A highly respected non-profit group called the Conference Board releases a monthly report in the...
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- Feb 16
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Trading Basics: Tick Value
Every futures contract traded on the market has a defined tick size or the smallest price it can move either up or down. Tick value is...
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- Feb 16
- 3 min
Trading Basics: Futures Order Types
Future order types allow retail traders to enter orders that meet their trading criteria and determine what price and how the orders will...
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- Feb 16
- 6 min
Trading Basics: Liquidity and Volume
In the markets, liquidity ensures how easily you can buy or sell without influencing the price. As traders, we are looking to trade...
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- Feb 16
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Trading Basics: Speculators and Hedgers
Speculators are any person or organization that trade the markets with the goal of making a profit. All retail traders like you and I are...
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- Feb 16
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Trading Style: Pit Style Trading
Pit style trading is designed around a method of floor trading that the market markers have used for decades. If you think about who...
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- Feb 16
- 4 min
Market Spotlight: Gold Futures
What are Gold (GC) Futures? Gold Futures are financial contracts offered by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange under the ticker symbol (GC)....
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- Feb 16
- 6 min
Market Spotlight: Crude Oil
What is Crude Oil Futures Before we get into talking about the market itself, its important to know what crude oil is exactly and the...
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- Feb 16
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Key Economic Events: Basics
What are Economic Events? At the core, an economic event is an instance that can or will affect the economy on some level. Usually,...
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- Feb 16
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Key Economic Events: US Housing Data
What is U.S. Housing Data? Most traders look at the housing market as a strong indicator that the economy has underlying strength and the...
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