Futures Trading (4 day Group Course)

FUTURES TRADING STRATEGIES

Futures markets are similar to stock and foreign exchange (forex) markets, and in fact both forex and stocks depend heavily on the futures markets for liquidity and direction. Trading in the futures markets allows traders to diversify and to select from stocks, forex, energies, precious metals, interest rates, and agricultural products, as well as options, all from the same trading account. The commanding advantage of futures trading is the high degree of leverage offered, often requiring as little as 2-5% cash to control the underlying asset. Recent developments in electronic trading across the futures markets has drawn huge liquidity and new traders into the futures markets, for both short term and long term trading methodologies.

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Who's the instructor?
Mark Kinoff has traded futures and stocks for over twenty years. In that time he has traded his personal account and managed a number of private accounts. Currently, Mark splits his time between trading on the floors of the CBOT, as well as publishing a nightly commentary which is drawn on by fund managers, commercial clients, brokers, and individual speculators. He is registered with the NFA as a sole proprietor Commodity Trading Advisor. His extensive background includes Broker Assistant, Floor Broker, Floor Trader, Private Account Manager, and CTA, giving him immeasurable experience of all facets of the trading arena. A technical specialist with emphasis on wave patterns, market psychology, classical technical analysis and chart pattern recognition, Mark has earned a reputation as a top technician in the futures trading industry. Proficient in the design of proprietary trading systems, Mark has developed a number of computerized "black box" trading programs. Mark also serves as a private consultant to commercial grain marketers and livestock farmers, working with them to optimize hedging strategies, as well as providing guidance and education to speculators who wish to improve their trading performance and better understand market dynamics and technical analysis. The Core Report is Mark's daily advisory service, which outlines his observations of potential trading opportunities, with a strong emphasis on education and the methods involved in his trade selections and opinions. Mark's recent articles have been published in the August '04 Active Trader Magazine, October '04 Working Money and the December '04 issue of technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine.

J. Mark Kinoff is a current member of the Chicago Board of Trade, and a registered CTA with the National Futures Association.

Course Information

Mark Kinoff's course is based on his decades of trading experience both on the floor of the CBOT and from the screen.

Topics covered include:

• Pattern Recognition
• Stop Placement
• Proper Use of Leverage
• Systems Trading
• Use of Options on Futures
• Secrets from the Trading Floor