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Spot vs Futures Markets: What Traders Should Know
Understanding how different financial markets work is key to becoming a confident and informed trader. Two of the most common types are the spot...
Futures Symbology Explained for Beginners
Understanding the language of futures trading starts with one essential concept: symbology. Futures symbology refers to the standardized codes used...
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...
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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.
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...
Tariffs and Their Potential Impact on Futures Markets
As MetroTrade officially opens its doors this month, we're excited to welcome you to our first post-launch newsletter. While we're busy getting...
A Time for Reflection (and an Announcement)
As I sat down to write this month’s newsletter the news crossed the wire about NinjaTrader’s 1.5 billion dollar acquisition by Kraken[1]. A...
Micros—Their Origin, History, and Potential Future
As someone who has been in the futures industry for over two decades, I've seen numerous attempts to make futures more accessible to retail traders....
A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
For the first edition of WWDT in 2025, I decided to look at the concept of a strategic bitcoin reserve and how it compares to other government...
Something Lighter
For this month’s edition of TWWDT we decided to lighten things up and look at some of Wall Street’s more popular adages. As someone who cut their...