Futures Trading

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I understand how the stock market works, but not how futures trading differs in the buying/selling process.

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http://futures.tradingcharts.com/tafm/

ok i do stock/futures trading on line . normally i select the scrips as suggested in media say news papers , TV and like that.when there are thousands of scrips only a few are suggested for trading/day trading.it will be help full to me if i know on what basis suitable scrips are selected for trading particularly day trading so that i myself can select the scrips for trading. more over i can make sure that what is suggested by news papers and TV are worth for trading

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When is the first year futures trading available for US stocks? Does this have any change to stock market's behavior since then?

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google single stock futures - they have been around for about 3-4 years - they aren't very liquid though - not many people trade them. does it affect that stocks behavior? no. options on individual stocks affect the behavior a little more. derivatives on individual stocks during "normal" markets tend to dampen volatility because the speculators use those derivatives instead of using the stock. options and single stock futures market makers will offset the speculators position in derivatives by either buying or shorting the underlying stock. when the market is in "crisis" however, these derivatives can exacerbate the crisis because the market makers experience a rush of orders, and like-wise must offset that crush by either buying or shorting the underlying - usually pushing the stock further in the direction of the "crisis" or "failure"

Commodities Futures only links and books only please, I have been studying trading strategies and am looking for as much GOOD information as I can put into my brain. Read a few books but looking for more good ones.If anyone has a good strategy they'd liek to share with me I would greatly appreciate it. Besides the obvious buy low sell high.. :)

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Most of books you will find on the subject are rubbish; their recommendations work no better than chance, so half of the traders that use them make money and talk about it loudly, while the other half loses money, gets embarrassed, and keeps quiet.

I am currently trading on equities but would like to understand more on futures.

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Futures is about demand and supplies. For instance you tell that you want 100,000 oranges for September 2008. Then you see if the growers can deliver. If you hold on to the contract, and they can deliver, you will get 100,000 oranges some time in September 2008 (if you have no place for them, too bad). You probably don't want 100,000 oranges, but the whole idea is you hope that somebody else does and wants to buy your contract for more than you paid for it. Generally you control more money than you put in. That means you have a good chance of losing more money than you put in. It's also a quick way to get rich.