Best Futures Websites

 Best Futures Websites


Futures contracts are a remarkably easy way to either hedge risk or speculate in the hope of making money. The great thing about futures contracts is that you can bet on both upward and downward movements on prices. Low transaction costs combined with leverage means futures are a very useful risk management or speculative tool. Standard futures contracts cover commodities such as oil, gas, metal, energy and agriculture, while financial futures enable investors to hedge or speculate on the movements of currencies, stock indices, bonds and short term interest rates. Below are some of the best websites for futures education and futures trading on the internet. 

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1) CME.com  

The Exchange for trading all sorts of futures like financial futures, commodity futures, interest rate and currency futures and so on. Also publishes daily bulletin.

 The Exchange for trading all sorts of futures like financial futures, commodity futures, interest rate and currency futures and so on. Also publishes daily bulletin.


 2) Trade2win.com
A nice site for traders of all types including futures and options
 
3) 
London Metal Exchange
A great place to get futures prices on metals such as gold, steel, aluminium etc
 
4) 
Futures and Options World
Magazine covering global futures and options exchanges and products.
 
5)
 SIFMA.org
The securities industry financial markets association. The best place to learn about regulation and other things to do with derivatives. Has research, data and surveys on derivatives.
 
6) 
FuturesMag.com
A magazine looking at all sorts of futures contracts such as commodity, forex, financial and stock index options. Has a good education center. Also prices on major contracts.
 
7) 
Insidefutures.com
A site that gives quotes, trading news and also a very good education centre. Covers a wide range of futures contracts and has comments from long standing traders.
 
8) 
Tradingcharts.com
A resource giving free quotes and charts on a large range of commodity, financial and foreign exchange futures. Also includes extensive stock quotes.
 
9) 
Futures.quote.com
Gives quotes and news on a wide range of futures contracts including softs, metals, financial and forex futures.
 
10) 
Futuresindustry.org
The Futures Industry Association publishes the Futures Industry magazine. It also acts a a lobby group concerning regulation of the futures industry.
 
11) 
FTacademy.com
Futures trading academy covers futures trading, including tips and strategy, advantages and disadvantages of futures trading and general education on different futures contracts.
 
12) 
Site-by-site.com
We connect to their very useful futures and options page which has plenty of useful links for those wishing to learn more on futures and options.
 
13) 
Futurestradingpedia.com
An excellent resource for those intending to trade futures contract. There is extensive coverage of trading, settlement, margins, strategy. There is also an useful glossary of relevant terms such as contango and backwardation. There are many useful tutorials for those wishing to learn the basics.
 
14) 
FTAcademy.com
A nice site covering futures and how to trade them. There is is also a nice tip and strategies section plus a glossary of key futures terms.
 
15) 
FuturesBuzz.com
A website devoted to the trading of futures in commodities, there are excellent charts, industry news, research and reports, plus links to brokers and online resources.
 
16) 
InsideFutures.com
A very useful site if you are interested in getting into futures trading. There is a nice education section and the full range of futures contracts are covered including financial and commodity futures. There is also useful charts and commentary.
 
17) 
FuturesKnowledge.com
If you want to learn about trading futures, this site provides market analysis, quotes, has a nice education center and an informative Questions and Answers section.
 
18) 
Futuressourcebook.com
This is a great resource for those looking to get into future trading, The white papers section enables you to download leading-edge product research and relevant business strategies, for free. There are also listings of brokers.
 
19) 
Futures-trading-mentor.com
This website is a superb resource for those thinking of trading futures. As well as explaining futures contracts it gives useful tips, links to useful news resources and so much more.

 
20) 
Globalderivatives.nyx.com
The New York Stock Exchange Trades a vast array of derivatives including futures on its exchange. It is also the owner of the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE). The is plenty of real time futures prices and information on the site.
 
21) 
EliteTraders.com
This is really a place for traders to discuss news and trading ideas in both spot and derivative markets. There are also reviews of brokers and relevant software and books. A great place for day traders
 
22) 
Quandl.com/futures
If you are looking for futures data for free then Quandl's futures page has free historical data on a huge range of futures contracts, covering stock index futures, commodity future, short term interest rate futures, bond futures and more.
 
23) 
Followingthetrend.com
This excellent blog is written by Andreas Clenow is a trend following futures trader. He shows how it is important to devise a good trend following trading strategy and he makes excellent posts that are relevant to futures traders and those who want insights into how hedge funds actually trade.

24) 
Futures-investor.co.uk
This website provides a wealth of information for interested in getting into futures trading. There are a selection of articles, how to choose a broker and technical analysis sections.
 
25) 
MaketVoiceMag.org
This magazine deals with the derivatives industry. There is news and analysis plus useful data on the size of derivatives trades globally.


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