There are many online futures brokers. Since nobody like to jump from a broker to broker, the first step in futures trading is to find a good broker which would fit your trading needs. It is recommended to dedicate time for a brokerage research - it will save you time time and emotions in the future.

When it comes to the finding of best futures broker, a few points should be considered:

1) Is a futures broker is in good standing with the NFA (National Futures Association)?

3) How professional is selected broker? (call them and ask for a somebody who may help you to understand how futures trading works)

4) What account funding requirements have to be met to open an account with a broker?

5) How big are the broker's commission rates and any other fees that may be charged?

7) Does a broker provide any material for analysis? (quotes, charts, news, research results, etc)

About Futures Trading

Futures trading is highly leveraged financial instrument. With relatively small investment a commodity trader can control many times greater values. As an example a gold contract worth $75,000, depending on the market, can be traded with an initial margin of about $3,000 - $4,000. High leverage of the futures attract many speculators which make them highly volatile.

High volatility and high leverage provide ability of high profit in a short period time with relatively small margin amount if a trader is on the right side of the market.

Equity Index

ETF Futures

QQQ Futures - PowerShares QQQ Futures (QQQ)

IWM Futures - ishares Russell 2000 Index Fund Futures (IWM)

SPDRs Futures - Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts Futures (SPY)

International Index Futures

E-mini FTSE/XINHUA China 25 - E-mini FTSE/XINHUA China 25 Futures (FXN)

E-mini MSCI EAFE - E-mini MSCI EAFE Futures (EFE)

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets - E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets Futures (EMI)

Nikkei 225 Yen Futures - Nikkei 225 Yen Futures (NIY)

Nikkei 225 Dollar Futures - Nikkei 225 Dollar Futures (NK)

E-mini S&P Asia 50 - E-mini S&P Asia 50 Futures (PA)

US Index Futures

Dow Jones Real Estate Futures - Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Futures (RX)

Emini Dow - Emini Dow Futures (YM)

DJIA Futures - DJIA Index Futures (ZD)

Big Dow Futures - Big Dow DJIA Index Futures (DD)

E-mini NASDAQ - E-mini NASDAQ Composite futures (QCN)

Emini NASDAQ 100 - Emini NASDAQ 100 Futures (NQ)

NASDAQ 100 Futures - NASDAQ 100 Index Futures (ND)

E-mini NASDAQ Biotechnology - E-mini NASDAQ Biotechnology futures (BIO)

S&P 400 Futures - S&P 400 MidCap futures (MD)

Emini S&P 400 - Emini S&P 400 MidCap futures (ME)

S&P emini - Emini S&P 500 futures (ES)

S&P Futures - S&P 500 futures (SP)

S&P 500/Citigroup Growth Futures - S&P 500/Citigroup Growth futures (SG)

S&P 500/Citigroup Value Futures - S&P 500/Citigroup Value futures (SU)

Emini S&P 600 - Emini S&P 600 SmallCap futures (SMC)

S&P 600 Futures - S&P 600 SmallCap futures (SMP)

Financial SPCTR - Financial SPCTR futures (FIN)

Technology SPCTR - Technology SPCTR Futures (TEC)

Forex

G10 Currency Futures

AUD/USD - Australian / US Dollar Currency Futures (6A)

AUD/CAD - Australian / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures (ACD)

AUD/JPY - Australian Dollar / Japanese Yen Currency Futures (AJY)

CAD/USD - Canadian / US Dollar Currency Futures (6C)

CAD/JPY - Canadian Dollar / Japanese Yen Currency Futures (CJY)

CHF/USD - Swiss Franc / US Dollar Currency Futures (6S)

CHF/JPY - Swiss Franc / Japanese Yen Currency Futures (SJY)

EUR/JPY - Euro / Japanese Yen Currency Futures (RY)

EUR/SEK - Euro / Swedish Krona Currency Futures (ESK)

EUR/CHF - Euro / Swiss Franc Currency Futures (RF)

EUR/GBP - Euro / British Pounds Currency Futures (RP)

EUR/NOK - Euro / Norwegian Krone Currency Futures (ENK)

EUR/USD - E-mini Euro/ US Dollar Currency Futures (E7)

EUR/AUD - Euro / Australian Dollar Currency Futures (EAD)

EUR/CAD - Euro / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures (ECD)

EUR/USD - Euro / US Dollar Currency Futures (6E)

GBP/USD - British Pounds / US Dollar Currency Futures (6B)

GBP/JPY - British Pounds / Japanese Yen Currency Futures (PJY)

GBP/CHF - British Pounds / Swiss Franc Currency Futures (PSF)

JPY/USD - Japanese Yen / US Dollar Currency Futures (6J)

NOK/USD - Norwegian Kroner / US Dollar Currency Futures (NOK)

NZD/USD - New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar Currency Futures (6N)

SEK/USD - Swedish Kronor / US Dollar Currency Futures (SEK)

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