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AMP Futures vs MetroTrade Compared: Fees, Margins, and More
Choosing a futures broker comes down to more than the headline commission rate. Two brokers can both advertise "ultra-low" pricing while differing...
Tradovate vs MetroTrade Compared: Fees, Margins, and More
Choosing a futures broker comes down to a few key factors: what you pay per trade, how much capital you need to hold a position, and whether the...
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Webull Futures Trading vs MetroTrade Compared [2026]
Webull launched futures trading in April 2024, bringing its familiar multi-asset platform into a market that has long been dominated by dedicated...
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Schwab Futures Trading vs MetroTrade Compared [2026]
If you trade futures, choosing the right broker matters more than most traders realize. Schwab is one of the most recognized names in financial...
Crypto Futures Trading for Beginners: What to Know
Crypto markets have expanded well beyond buying and holding coins. Futures contracts on Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital assets now trade on...
Trading Oil Futures: A Beginner’s Guide
Crude oil is one of the most actively traded commodities in the world, and the futures market for oil reflects that. Every day, millions of...
Options on Futures
Learn how to trade calls and puts on futures with a defined-risk strategy.
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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.
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...
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