Jason H asked:


so is that mean I shouldn’t trade commodity ? there gotta be any safer way to do so? what do you think of mini dow, mini s&p,and metal future contract like gold and silver.please let me know

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jason

mitul p asked:


I was interested in finding out how the trade works and how profit is made? What are the essentials tools to make maoney in this field

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Louiegirl_Chicago asked:


What are the metals listed in the question? Are they naturally forming metals, meaning they are on the table of elements? which are and which are not and why?

I know that Palladium can replace Platinum, depending on price, in the use of catalytic converters (but what, exactly, do auto makers DO with either)?

So, what makes each of these valuable commodities? Why are investors concerned with them?

Do any of them have anything to do with the global warming scare? How?

Where are they mined?

China’s gold mining is enormous this past year. Will that glut the market? Do you know that China is mass producing cars, but will have high emissions standards to draw in the 2008 Olympics? With all their coal burning, how could they clean it all up? and, they will start to offer no money down auto financing! How interesting!

And how, precisely, does the value of the US dollar affect the price of all of these metals?

Is the world going crazy for metals due to the oil crisis? How?

What is commodity forex online trading? To a new forex trader, the idea of trading commodities and trading currencies at the same time is confusing. Surely currency is the thing that we are trading? What do commodities have to do with it?

The answer lies in economics. Commodity forex trading is based on a specialized type of fundamental analysis of the forex markets. It is a strategy that recognizes that the economies of some countries are heavily dependent on certain imports or, more often, exports of raw materials such as oil, precious metals, agricultural products that contribute to an individual nation’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Therefore, the price of those countries’ currencies will be linked to rises and falls in the price of those particular commodities, and foreign currency traders can profit from following those prices.

Many of the smaller economic powers, especially in the developing world, are heavily dependent on the export of one or more raw materials. However, most currency traders would avoid those minor currencies since the political situation is often unpredictable, liquidity is low and fluctuations can be extreme.

This leaves us with three major commodity currencies that a trader might want to get involved with namely the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars.

The Canadian dollar (CAD) is probably the most popular commodity currency for forex traders. Canada is the world’s second largest exporter of oil, so it is obvious that significant changes in oil prices will affect the value of the Canadian dollar. When you combine this with the fact that the USA is a huge importer of oil, it is clear that the price of the USD/CAD pair is likely to react strongly to a major shift in oil prices.

Australia’s major commodity export is gold. You could make a study of gold prices and their effect on AUD currency pairs but at the very least, if you are involved in any forex trades that include AUD you should keep an eye on gold prices. New Zealand’s commodity exports are more varied so if you trade an NZD pair you will need to watch the general commodity price index (CRB).

It is important to understand that even where the link is very strong, currency values will not always respond to a change in commodity prices. Normal fluctuations tend to be ignored by the forex market. However, predictions or announcements of significant changes in the price of oil, for example, will likely be followed by a shift in USD/CAD. What is more, this does not necessarily happen right away, so a knowledgeable forex trader can get in on the action just as the trend is forming.

Of course, other factors will also affect prices. It is important not to concentrate on commodity values to the exclusion of all else, or you could be caught out. However, for certain currency pairs it can certainly pay well to understand commodity forex online trading. It is very important to keep your eyes open for any economic news affecting these nations and it would be wise to check out the economic news calendar at Forex Factory.

By: James Roshwood

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investment broker asked:


If so, Lets get started. I am a Commodity Broker for Farr Financial, A FCM located in California.

*There is a risk of loss in trading futures*

Most new comers to the world of commodity future online trading, try to gain an edge by going out and getting a future trading course. Actually the people that peddle their wares try to get the new comer to dig deep into their pockets and buy an additional future trading course (on and on it goes from there). I have been around for quite a while and can attest to the fact that most of these “gurus” either have never traded or have not traded in quite a long time. Also, the results that these charlatans often boast about are the few winners that they have been able to tweak out of the pile full of losers. I have been there before and just want to tell you that you do not need another future trading course. To make it in commodity future online trading, you need to get under a professional trader (one who is an active, proven and successful trader) and watch them trade. Pay attention to their preparation, what research they do, what king of technical analysis they use, etc.. Lean on the coach and ask away. If you have a coach that is annoyed or does not seem to have time for you then get someone else.

Is a coach the answer? Yes, providing they are skilled and willing to take you under their wing and show you how to do it. One of the really great ways to detect who is good and how is a sham is to see if they are willing to stand behind their work. Do they offer a money back guarantee?

If you know someone that is successful and active in commodity future online trading, then see if they are willing to take you under their wing and go for it. If you do not then you may want to click on the link below. This is a company that has a team of professional that are actively involved in the market. They stand behind their promises with a $1,001 gift top you if you do not profit through their coaching. They will give you al your money back and the grand for your troubles. Why do they do this? They do it because they know it works. Right now they are giving out a FREE trading coach session.

By: George Knoechel

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Finding your very own unique commodity trading edge is a worthwhile goal. Without one you are lost in the masses, struggling to push your head above the sea of expenses. Trading edges do exist, though for short periods of time. Psychological edges are more permanent. You need many. Here’s how to find yours.

First let’s talk about a good market for day trading. Next, we’ll talk about finding a trading “edge.”

The S&P 500 Index futures contract market may be the best futures game around for day-trading. It’s liquid and the swings are usually large enough every day to make it worthwhile. The electronic e-mini futures market (the mini S&P 500) is lightning fast for executions that rival or even exceed the floor-trader advantage. However, it would be even better if someday they would make a big “e-maxi” equivalent to the e-mini to help keep the commissions and expenses lower.

After all, five e-minis are equivalent to one present “pit-maxi.” But with the pit maxi, the price skids and delay of pit executions can easily add from ½ to a full point at times. This makes paying the extra commissions of five e-minis well worth it in the end. After all, a one-point skid is $250 for a maxi while the extra commissions for five e-minis are a fraction of that.

Price skids in electronic e-mini futures contracts happen sometimes, but are rare and simply due to heavy buying or selling, compared to illiquid “air pockets” that can occur in the pit at times. The day has come where you see big guns doing 500 to 1,500 e-mini lots electronically. It’s a beautiful thing.

A look at a simple bar chart of the S&P 500 futures contract can look like Jaws V to the person without a method. What’s needed are custom technical indicators and recognized patterns to present this market information to your trained mind. On any time frame, from monthly to one-minute bars, the futures price action can look random and treacherous.

But if it was an easy, trending market all the time, everyone would be rich… or better said, there would be no market because everyone would be trend following – doing the same thing, thus an impossible scenario. There must be occasional trending, chopping, extreme volatility and dullness to keep everyone on their toes. We think we have discovered a “system” (edge) and then the futures market changes.

I think change is the most important concept for a commodity futures trader to accept. As hard as we may work to find and discover the perfect trading method, the market will then change to make it worthless at times. Then it will go through its changes and come back around again and the method will work. It must be this way or else everyone would eventually be using the same trading system or method over time.

Why is it when we check out the latest high-priced commodity futures trading “system” performance listings, every year there are different ones on top, and the previous winners are often at the bottom? This is because rigid optimization does not work. Well, not for long. It’s “optimized mush” as one futures trader calls it.

The perfect trading system would be one that continuously changed in sync with the futures market. It’s not hard to design a great trend following method or one that cleans house during a choppy market. But there has never been a computer program designed that can anticipate WHEN to toggle on and off the various methods to match the changing market. It’s like trying to predict the next tick – up or down? And what happens if the market does a half trend and half chop? Or, what if it goes quiet and then has tremendous spikes cleaning out the stops in a classic “search and destroy” session?

The bottom line is highly optimized commodity futures trading systems are doomed to failure, or break-even results at best. It doesn’t matter how elaborate your software is, using fuzzy logic, neural nets or any of these high tech optimization methods; they are doomed to be a wash. A wash! That’s what happens when the majority is average. The commissions and spreads take their “rake” just like the casino.

The harsh reality: You need a UNIQUE edge of some kind to pull you above the average commodity trading crowd. And if you don’t know what your edge is, then you don’t have one. Think about this, because it is important. I’ll cover some interesting methods that you can explore in greater detail in future articles.

Part Two of Three Parts

There is substantial risk of loss trading futures and options and may not be suitable for all types of investors. Only risk capital should be used.

By: Thomas Cathey

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