Get an overview of why a trade plan is important to thrive in futures trading and how to build one to support your success.
Once you have developed a trading plan, you are ready to determine how to make buy and sell decisions. Learn how to judge those decisions here.
Get an introduction to trading and risk management, including the key information you need to know about risk management.
In this course, you will learn about the various patterns, indicators, and analysis techniques traders use when studying the price of a commodity.
Understand how Fundamental Analysis is utilized across various asset classes.
Learn about futures contracts, the role of a futures exchange, who participates in this market and how a futures trade works.
Discover 8 reasons why futures should be part of your portfolio in this easy-to-finish, multi-part online course. Learn how futures can help you reach trading objectives with greater ease and effectiveness, and potentially lower costs.
Learn about the Micro E-Mini futures contracts, including an example of how you can hedge your position more precisely by using the contract.
Savvy investors will utilize futures spread trades to reduce risk and maximize capital efficiencies.
Savvy investors will utilize futures spread trades to reduce risk and maximize capital efficiencies.
Learn how options work, how they are constructed, what key option terms mean and which features make options on futures unique.
Learn about the basic sensitivities and metrics for options known as āthe Greeksā.
Learn common option trading strategies that are used for specific market risks.
Options on futures provide a way to diversify your trading using strategies you already use in futures trading. Learn more.
Get an introduction to trading psychology, including how to deal with losing as a part of trading and adjusting your psyche accordingly.
Build your understanding of the precious metals futures and options markets. Learn about gold and silver, how they're produced and used, as well as introductory trading strategies using these contracts.
Gain greater understanding of the base metals futures and options markets. Learn about non-ferrous industrial metals including copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. See who uses and trades these commodities.
Learn about the different steel futures contracts available and how buyers and sellers of steel utilize futures to hedge their positions in order to manage price risk.
Increase your understanding of Aluminum futures at CME Group. Learn about the product specifications, the warrant and delivery process, and the Aluminum Auction.
Learn about the foundations of the U.S. Treasury futures market.
Learn more about the Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA), and the details of CME Groupās two SONIA-based futures contracts ā the Quarterly IMM SONIA and the MPC SONIA including the interest rate interval for each contract.
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) is an alternative USD interest rate benchmark. Learn about the features and mechanics of SOFR, how they compare to other short term interest rates, and how SOFR futures compare to Eurodollar and Fed Fund futures.
Learn about Eurodollars, including what they are, how they are used around the world, and the benefits of trading the market using Eurodollar futures.
Learn about Short-Term Interest Rate (STIR) futures contracts, including pricing mechanics and product information.
Get started with futures on equity index products. This course covers the basics of the equities market.
Get an introduction to E-mini Russell 2000Ā® Index futures, including product details, spreading opportunities and comparing E-mini Russell futures to the equivalent ETFs.
Learn about the Tokyo Stock Price Index and the TOPIX Futures contract.
Learn how VolQ futures work and why they are an effective way to trade volatility.
Get a basic yet critical overview of agricultural futures and options markets. Learn who uses these contracts, how they work, and how participants use them.
Get a basic yet critical overview of the agricultural grains market. Learn who uses these contracts, how they work, and how various market participants use them.
Gain an understanding of key concepts of the livestock market. Learn about the different products, how various market participants use them, and factors that impact the markets.
Learn how South American Soybean futures work and how they can be used to trade the spread with our North American Soybean futures.
Gain an understanding of Dairy Futures and Options and their role in the Dairy Industry
Learn about hedging using Livestock futures and options to manage risk.
Gain an understanding of hedging in the grain and oilseed market. Learn about the strategies, how various market participants use them, and the how the basis affects prices.
Explore key concepts of the crude oil, natural gas, power and refined markets and learn some basic principles of how traders around the globe use these contracts for risk management.
Explore key concepts of the natural gas markets and learn some basic principles of how traders around the globe use these contracts for risk management.
Explore key concepts of the crude oil energy markets and learn some basic principles of how traders around the globe use these contracts for risk management.
Learn about hedging using Explore key concepts of the power (electricity) energy markets and learn some basic principles of how traders around the globe use these contracts for risk management.
The foreign exchange (FX) market covers the buying, selling and exchanging of currencies. With over $5 trillion traded a day, itās the worldās largest market in cash value terms. Learn the basics of FX, including where FX futures fit within this ecosystem.
Learn about bitcoin and its relation to the futures marketplace with modules that discuss bitcoin, the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and Bitcoin futures.
Learn about the Ether, Ethereum and its relation to the futures marketplace with modules that discuss bitcoin, the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate and Bitcoin futures.