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When Do Futures Stop Trading? Futures Market Hours Guide
Futures markets are known for offering nearly 24-hour access, but they don’t run around the clock without interruption. Each trading day includes a...
Best Timeframe for Futures Trading: Common Strategies
One of the most important decisions futures traders make is choosing the right timeframe. Whether you’re new to futures or refining your strategy,...
How to Avoid the PDT Rule by Trading Futures
The Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule is one of the most frustrating restrictions for new and active stock and options traders. If you have a margin...
ORB (Open Range Breakout) Trading Strategy Explained for Futures Traders
The first move of the day can set the tone for the entire trading session. Many futures traders look to capitalize on this early momentum using a...
What Are Nano Bitcoin Futures? Everything to Know
Bitcoin’s price has made headlines for years — and so has its volatility. For everyday traders, getting exposure to bitcoin used to mean buying...
What Is a Breakout in Futures Trading? Strategies Explained
Breakout trading is one of the most popular strategies used by futures traders. When a futures contract moves outside of a defined support or...
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Tickmill’s Founder Ingmar Mattus Announces Launch of MetroTrade
Ingmar Mattus, co-Founder of Tickmill, has announced the launch of MetroTrade, aiming to “revolutionise” futures and options trading for retail...
Exclusive: David Klotz and Ingmar Mattus’ retail futures/options broker MetroTrade goes live
FNG has learned that the new retail futures and options brokerage founded by two fairly well-known names in the online trading space – Tickmill...
Picking a Broker: Futures Discovery Ep. 16
Choosing the right broker is fundamental to your trading success. This process involves several important considerations to ensure you select a...
Exclusive: David Klotz and Ingmar Mattus Discuss Launch of Retail Futures/Options Broker MetroTrade
FNG last week reported that there’s a new firm named MetroTrade LLC which is now registered in the US with the CFTC as an introducing broker and is...
MetroTrade Eyes Opportunity in US Retail Futures Broking
The US futures brokerage market has been contracting for decades with that business becoming increasingly concentrated among fewer and fewer firms...
MetroTrade Monthly
From CME Group deep dives to crypto regulation, from Chicago’s trading legacy to the future of micros, we’ll keep bringing you the content that matters in futures trading.
MetroTrade Monthly: Manias, Panics, and Crashes
The precipitously downward market move on October 10th, combined with the year-long rally in gold and silver, got me thinking about manias, panics,...
MetroTrade Monthly: The Event Contracts Primer
With the 2025 NFL season recently kicking off, I thought the time was right to examine event contracts utilizing a somewhat modified 6 Ws and 1 H...
A Summer Reading List for Traders
During my annual summer trip to the New Jersey shore, I couldn’t help but notice that my beach read, Den of Thieves by James Stewart, was somewhat...
Mid-Year Industry Updates
For those who missed it, the CFTC recently closed the comment period for public comments on 24/7 Trading[1] and the listing of Perpetual-style...
How Did We Get Here – 25 years of CME Group
Along with the CFTC, the CME Group is also having an anniversary in 2025. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the demutualization of the CME...
The CFTC at 50 and Beyond
Given that the CFTC is celebrating its 50th birthday and has been in the news lately, I thought the time was right to examine its origins, the...