This article on futures trading Performance and trading losses is the opinion of Optimus Futures.

Tens of millions of futures and options contracts trade daily on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

And the numbers seem to climb every year.

Why?

First off, the leverage traders receive in the futures market provides them with capital efficiency for both speculation and hedging.

For example, one Futures Contract in crude oil leverages 1,000 42-gallon barrels. Every +/- $1 move is equivalent to +/- $1,000. In other words, if a trader buys one futures contract and crude oil rises $1 above

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