Futures Made Simple, 9th Edition

The essential guide to trading futures, without all the fuss

This uncomplicated guide for beginners proves that you don’t have to be a financial wizard to successfully trade futures . . . and you don’t have to hire a financial advisor to tell you what to do either. Instead, Futures Made Simple outlines the basic strategies that even novice investors can use to make money with futures. The book lays just what you need to know—what futures are, how the exchanges work, how to analyse the markets, and how to trade futures either on- or offline.

• An excellent entry-level guide to futures trading
• Written by a successful trader with almost two decades of experience in equities, futures, options, and other vehicles
• Features easy-to-understand examples and bulleted summaries of key points to make learning simple

For investors at any level of experience who want to move into futures trading, Futures Made Simple offers expert advice and fundamental guidance for profitable investing.

Table of Contents

Part I: Trading futures — principles and practice
Chapter 1: The history and evolution of futures exchanges
Chapter 2: How futures work
Chapter 3: Who trades futures and why
Chapter 4: Trading mechanics
Chapter 5: Risk and money management

Part II: Natural commodity futures contracts
Chapter 6: Grains
Chapter 7: Food and fibre — the ‘softs’
Chapter 8: Livestock — the meats
Chapter 9: Energy markets
Chapter 10: Metals

Part III: Financial markets futures contracts
Chapter 11: Interest rates futures
Chapter 12: Equity index futures