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  Do You Listen to Network Financial Networks While You Trade? You Shouldn't I have an open microphone policy in my trade room, which allows trading room members to interact with me during the cash trading session. It is not unusual to be speaking with a room member and hear a financial network blaring in the background. It is my belief that trading while listening to financial news can be very detrimental to your trading success. How to Handle the Risks Involved With Commodity Futures Trading by  David S. Adams If your idea of the "perfect" job is to sit in a cubicle and shuffle paperwork then you should stop reading this article immediately because there is nothing mundane about trading futures. Each day is filled with glorious emotions that are offset by bitter disappointments and failed trades.

  Success doesn't come in easy or quickly for most futures traders. The learning curve in trading is steep and many fail to put the required effort towards becoming a successful trader. On the other hand, for those who persevere trading becomes ingrained in their DNA and they become profitable in their trading endeavors. Could You Explain to Your Neighbor How Derivatives Function? by  David S. Adams Many individuals define themselves as e-mini traders. In truth, though, when you trade e-mini contracts you are actually a derivative trader. The massive market failure that transpired from late 2007 through 2009 is widely blamed upon poorly structured derivatives. The futures markets were not usually blamed for the market collapse, but another derivative called a credit default swap and a number of poorly structured forward contracts exacerbated the downward trajectory of the market as Investment Banks were unable to fund the derivatives they had written in this category.