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Managed futures are professionally managed investment accounts that trade in the futures markets.  Managed futures are a good way to diversify your overall investment portfolio, but many investors wonder whether they should manage their own futures trading account or let a professional Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) manage the account. Time and experience are the...
If you have not heard by now, most people who trade commodities lose money.  Most of the estimates range in the 80 to 95 percent range of those who have lost or who are losing in the world of trading commodities.  Those statistics are dismal for someone who wants to venture into trading commodities.  Fortunately, in my opinion, a large amount of this...
Time decay of futures options is a major factor option traders must consider before they buy a futures option contract.  Time decay of options means that options theoretically lose money every day, since they have a limited life.  All futures option contracts have an expiration date. Basically, an option contract is a bet that a market...
The lean hog market has frustrated some traders this year and made the year for other traders. It is all about how to read the market properly. Granted, the livestock markets are not always easy to read in my opinion, but they offer some good trading opportunities. The underlying story here is that China lost a large portion of the pork...
Live cattle futures had limit-down moves on Monday and Tuesday, losing about 7 percent of its value in that rapid decline. The news that rocked the market was a severely damaging fire at a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Kansas. The plant represents about 5-6 percent of the cattle processing capacity in this country. Needless to say, cattle traders headed for the...
Chuck Kowalski started his career in the futures markets in 1994 trading, advising clients, working with high net worth traders and investors and educating traders. Today, Chuck has retired from his the industry. Now, he is able to devote his efforts to reach a wider range of futures traders that don't necessarily have the large portfolios and expertise of a typical client. Chuck feels this is an undeserved market that is in dire need of learning the proper ways of trading with the proper guidance. Contact Chuck for more information on his Futures Trading Mentoring and Education Programs. Email: chuck@futuresbuzz.com

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