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How to Trade Futures
You have to learn to walk before you can run. The same applies to investors wanting to know how to trade futures. Before trading these derivatives securities, eager beginners should understand what futures are, how they work and why both professional and experienced retail investors use them. According to Statista, the number of futures contracts traded globally has grown by 142% over the past decade, to 29.32 billion in 2022 from 12.13 billion in 2013. The options market has grown even faster as the investors' appetite for speculation and risk has increased significantly. To illustrate the fundamental aspects of ... (full story)