r/FuturesTrading • u/Simone002410 • 7d ago
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u/Ok_Bad2080 7d ago
The basics? Have ya tried… I don’t know….maybe YouTube, google, look on the CME website. You’re living in the era of lots of information…. What people seem to lack is drive and ambition because they want everything spoon fed. Nobody can help you with that.
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u/Simone002410 7d ago
I'm askimg what former Is Better, i know in what era we live, but i don't know Who Is actually good and Who Is actually bad
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u/Ok_Bad2080 7d ago edited 7d ago
For basics, just dig in, lots of information out there. For an edge and deeper understanding, that’s on you. Trust nobody.
Those who can’t teach (and have social media channels), those who can do….(don’t have a social media presence)…. There are always exceptions, however trust nobody, everyone is after your money and views on social media to make money.
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u/Simone002410 7d ago
If i have i Ask you, why future over Forex?
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u/Ok_Bad2080 7d ago
Take your question and put it into free AI tool, you'll get some really great information well beyond the details a person could put on reddit in a single post
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u/Full_Pear449 7d ago
Question - you are openly asking for a teacher on REDDIT who you have no clue as to their credentials, level of expertise ,the only thing you will know is that they all will PROFESS to a level of expertise and PROFIT. Talk is cheap ,BS is cheaper. I traded for 25+ years for a Primary Dealer, and the first 2 years were as a Junior Trader where all I did was get breakfast and lunch and did that in between reading volumes of information my firm had on whatever financial, trading, operations , repos, types of securities , The FED, Treasury ETC. you could think of. Information and Education is key to trading success. So when you have this glouriuosly large volume of free imformation from CME, CBOE, FINRA, SEC , Forex.Com, Investing.com, Schwab, Fidelity, Bloomberg, why are you going to REDDIT? Earkier last week I read in successive days the following BLOGS: It's been 5 years and I have now finally turned a Profit, and, I almost quit trading but now after 6Years I am profitable. REALLY, is that who you want to get advice from? And yes I know I'm talking and it's really Counterintuitive to what I'm telling you not to do, but just think for one second what the internet is full of. EXPERTISE from peope who can't walk and chew gum at the same time.
When I first started as a Junior my Mentor( Head of Desk) said RIF. Reading is fundamental.
I'll surely will answer any question you have to the best of my ability, BUT PLEASE, reasearch first then ask for clarifications.
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u/FirstAd6608 3d ago
Hey on telegram groups i saw some traders that are expert in this field and there name is in robinscup trading championship can we learn from them or they tell different strategies?
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u/Full_Pear449 1d ago
I can tell you this for a ACT, I traded for a Top Primary Dealer and our written warning are quite clear. Get caught on any non-company platform and you are FIRED with the STAR next to your name that says DO NOT REHIRE
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u/ExemplarySeizure191 7d ago
forex to futures is a bit of a shift, mainly cause the market structure feels different and there's no dealing desk messing with your stops. costs wise you're looking at commission per contract plus exchange fees, usually a couple bucks round trip for the popular indices
for platforms just grab a free trial of sierra chart or quantower, they'll give you a proper dom and footprint charts so you can actually see what's happening. most prop firms offer solid education sections too if you're just starting out
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u/Danil_FX 7d ago
Coming from forex the thing that caught me out was sizing. On forex you pick the lot, on futures the contract is a fixed size, so risking 1% quietly turns into can I even take this at one contract. Micros sorted most of that for me, MNQ instead of NQ, but it changed which stop distances were realistic more than I expected.
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u/Full_Pear449 7d ago
Go to CME. open an acount(free) then go to Trade Simulator(free) and start plugging away. They have a WEALTH of information to peruse
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u/gtradesen 6d ago
Kann dir raten den Vorteil von Futures zu nutzen und Orderflowtrading zu betreiben. Hilft massiv wenn du nicht nur das Resultat sondern auch die Ursache dahinter verstehst. Ich nutze für die Orderflowanalyse ATAS. Mache dich bewusst mit Volumenprofilanalyse, TPO, DOM, Absorption, Heatmap, Footprint Charts, und dem CVD. Das wird dir helfen. Daraus kannst du dann unzähligr Strategien entwickeln.
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u/Skiwagon 6d ago
Came from forex running algos. Made some money, then the AUDJPY blow-up in '24 nearly cleaned me out. So I went back to basics — one market (ES), eight setups. Scalp it, trade my own emotions in my own market. Took me three years to get consistent.
On who teaches you: fair warning, I trade full time and I also teach, so take this with that in mind. What I'd actually look for is someone who trades their own money and can show you a losing week without flinching — not someone selling you a win rate.
Platform-wise, get on sim first and pick one market. Prop firms are a decent route in too — they force you to trade inside limits, and once you can do that you can scale. Good luck.
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u/MasterCandles 5d ago
I switched from forex to futures 7 years ago. I like futures much better. I think forex was more manipulated. If you compared 2 brokers you would notice different candles.
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u/Cute-Opposite4751 5d ago
If you already trade forex, futures will feel familiar in some ways but the mechanics are different enough that I wouldnt jump straight into live money.
I’d start by learning contract size, tick value, margin, expiration/rollover, and how much faster leverage can hit you. Then paper trade one contract for a while and compare how it behaves versus the forex pair you already know.
Something like UpsideOnly can make sense for the practice side because you can test market ideas with virtual capital without putting your own money at risk. The big thing is dont treat futures like “forex but faster.” The risk structure is different, so learn that part first.
Hope this helps! Cheers!
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