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The word skill is carefully chosen, as I believe that trading is a game of skill. I see trading in the same way that I see tennis or golf, or any other skill based activity. What is critical for the development of any skill is practice and experience. It is no coincidence that the most successful floor traders that I knew were also the ones who had been trading the longest. This book is a personal perspective on the business of trading and one that I hope you will find stimulating, rewarding and fun. 10 Chapter 2: The Futures Market What are Futures? A futures contract is a legally binding agreement between a buyer and a seller that calls for the seller to deliver to the buyer a specified quantity (and quality, for commodities) of a specific asset at a future date for a price agreed today. It is important not to get confused about what the word future refers to. Futures traders are not trading future prices, we are trading today's prices, but the settlement is taking place in the future. So we buy if we think prices will increase and sell if we think prices will drop. If I buy (or sell) a futures contract today, I don't have to hold it until the contract expires; I can simply choose to sell it (or buy it) in the market at the prevailing price. Futures contracts are bought and sold in the regulated environment of a futures exchange, such as the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in the U.S. and the London International Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) in the U.K. Origins of Futures

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How To Trade The Futures Market

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