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Futures
Margins Explained |
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Margin
is simply an amount of money that you must keep in
your account for each position that you hold.
Different futures contracts have different margin
requirements which are set by the commodity
exchanges and which may fluctuate from time to time.
Initial
Margin is simply the minimum amount of money you
must have in your account (at the close of trading)
on the first day you establish a new position.
Maintenance
Margin is simply the minimum amount of money you
must have in your account after the first day.
The amount is always slightly less than the Initial
Margin.
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Contract
Specifications (Tick Values) |
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Tick
(minimum trade increment) values are often confusing
to new traders; although there's nothing especially
complicated about them. Our page of contract
specs lists futures contract sizes as well as the
actual dollar value for each tick in any given
market.
Tick
values for options are just like the tick values for
the underlying futures. For convenience,
though, all of our option quotes on the web specify
dollar figures for every listed futures option.
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Other
Atticus Partners Links and Recommended Sites |
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Trading Methods
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Intraday Quotes and Charts |
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Linda
Raschke - articles on swing trading,
psychology and real time trading support
Moore
Research Center - spread trading,
seasonals and volatility studies
TradingMarkets.com
- Short term trading techniques for futures
and stocks
TeachTrade.com
- Lewis Borsellino's S&P 500 trading site with
real-time market commentary and instruction
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Compliments
of Futures Source |
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Historical Data
BarChart.com
- Long-term (weekly and
monthly charts) with customizable indicators.
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Futures and Options Expiration Calendar |
Select U.S. Futures Exchanges |
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All Holiday and Notice Calendars
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Chicago Board of
Trade - Grains, Interest Rates, Dow Jones
Futures
Chicago
Mercantile Exchange - S&P 500,
Livestock, Currencies, Eurodollars, Lumber
New
York Board of Trade - Coffee, Cocoa,
Sugar, Cotton, Orange Juice, CRB Index, Dollar
Index
New York
Mercantile Exchange - Energies and Metals
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Government Reports |
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Commitment
of Traders - weekly accounting of
positions for large futures traders
Bureau
of Labor Statistics - payroll and
employment info for the entire US
Agricultural
Reports - USDA crop production, supply
and demand figures
Other
US Government Sites - Federal Reserve,
Department of Commerce, Department of Energy
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