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Trade Commodities
To learn to effectively trade commodities a trader will typically start with a course such as Commodity and Futures Training. By doing so, traders become grounded in the fundamentals of commodity trading. They also benefit from the insights of experienced commodities traders. Before a trader begins to trade commodity futures live he or she will typically use programs and data included in online trading software to trade in simulation. This sort of practice trading is, obviously, a much less expensive means of learning from mistakes than by trading live from the beginning. In order to successfully trade commodities the trader will learn to do both technical analysis of commodity prices and fundamental analysis of commodity supply and demand. Learning the fundamentals of a commodity will give the trader a general sense of trading range and general possibilities. Learning and becoming skilled at technical analysis tools such as Candlestick chart analysis will allow the trader to be able to accurately anticipate commodity price movement and trade commodities profitably.
Training to trade commodities is not limited one beginning class. Many traders sign up for an online trading course from time to time in order to maintain a sense of perspective in commodities trading and by networking with other traders.
In successful commodities trading practice never stops. Many experienced traders engage in simulation trading on a recurrent basis. Especially if a trader is interested in trying a new strategy, he or she can use years of price data on the entire range of commodities in trading software to test a theory. To a large degree it is a performance art to trade commodities. The trader may have all of the knowledge and skill needed to trade. However, he or she needs to be able to put that skill to use in a real setting. Practice makes perfect in the old saying. Practice makes profit in the commodities markets.
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To learn to effectively trade
commodities a trader will typically start
with a course such as Commodity and
Futures Training.
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Before a trader begins to trade
commodity futures live he or she will
typically use programs and data
included in online trading software to
trade in simulation.
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This sort of practice trading is,
obviously, a much less expensive
means of learning from mistakes than
by trading live from the beginning.
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In order to successfully trade
commodities the trader will learn to do
both technical analysis of commodity
prices and fundamental analysis of
commodity supply and demand.
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Learning and becoming skilled at
technical analysis tools such as
Candlestick chart analysis will allow
the trader to be able to accurately
anticipate commodity price movement
and trade commodities profitably.
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Many traders sign up for an online
trading course from time to time in
order to maintain a sense of
perspective in commodities trading
and by networking with other traders.
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Especially if a trader is interested in
trying a new strategy, he or she can
use years of price data on the entire
range of commodities in trading
software to test a theory.
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When one is ready to trade
commodities by virtue of having
learned what there is to know about
fundamental and technical analysis,
Candlestick trading tactics, and has
practiced the art of trading to a fine
skill there are a number of practical
considerations.
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The trader must decide which
commodity or commodities to trade,
how large a margin account to start
with, and general limits on how much
and it which markets he or she will
trade.
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Because one can trade commodity
options in commodity futures as well
as trade commodity futures the trader
will need to decide how much time
and effort to devote to options trading
as opposed to direct commodities
trading.
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The last and, perhaps, most important
issue if you want to trade commodities
successfully is that reviewing results
and modifying trading tactics and
trading strategy based upon review
makes the difference between an
average trader and an excellent one.