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Saturday, September 19, 2009

How Learning to Trade Commodities Helps Your Commodity Future Trading Knowledge

By William Davies

Embarking on learning to trade commodities gives the eager future trader a new perspective of what is really possible in commodity trading. It may be a focus on one area such as cotton or orange juice or alternatively taking the broad spectrum of the commodity markets, whichever it is, you will increase your understanding hugely. Just think about the big crude oil trades that happen daily on the New York Mercantile Exchange and how energy security worries and supply shortages affect prices. Have you thought why platinum or nickel prices might fall, and why might cocoa prices shoot up very quickly?

These are exciting markets to study, so finding a top quality commodities training provider is so important. How do you go about learning to trade commodities? What are the key areas you need to master with confidence so that you feel comfortable entering the global commodity markets? Firstly, if you are learning to trade commodities find where to do the commodity trading courses that may be on offer. Either start your commodity education at home using study materials with an online training package or attend a top quality trading school where students cover all aspects of commodities and futures.

Why should you choose to go to a commodity trading school? One advantage is immediate face to face contact with your coaches and you might be able to have one to one coaching. Your tutors may well have real world trading experience under their belts, and may indeed still be active commodity traders. If so you will really want to use their knowledge to the full. Also you can share thoughts with colleagues as you network with them after the course.

One key advantage of attending a training centre is watching your coaches carry out a "live" trade, and giving you a commentary on the price action. You may find this "live" way of learning a trading technique preferable to a more passive approach. There is a certain edge to your commodity trading learning experience, and you may find the tutors helping you outline a personalised trading plan. With the growth of international financial centres in London, Dubai, Toronto and Singapore, or Washington, Chicago, Irvine, Philadelphia and New York in the US, you can probably find a training centre near to where you live.

So in contrast what can be said for commodity trading courses delivered online? It may be that you are not close enough to a training centre or other responsibilities mean you cannot find the time. An online package which covers the essential technical and fundamental analysis components of commodity trading can fit into your busy schedule.

These online commodity trading courses will have offer e mail contact with your tutors, as well as video tutorials, using charts, blogs and forums. You will also most likely have access to special software packages allowing you to practice trades and use different trading techniques, as well as CDs and DVDs covering the key learning points.

You are about to start learning to trade commodities, so what will be covered? Courses will cover the fundamental foundations which look at how supply and demand can affect commodity prices, and the impact of events such as inflation and recessions on these variables. Technical analysis is the other key approach, covering commodity charts, interpreting Fibonacci numbers, Japanese candlesticks, support and resistance lines, trade volumes and moving averages and other indicators of when to trade.

Your trading course will explain a futures contract and demonstrate the ease of electronic trading on global commodity trading platforms. You will learn how to place orders, set and maintain margins on your account, and learn about the importance of hedging. Risk management is important, including how to mitigate losses of capital when using derivatives such as futures contracts. Psychology is key when trying to execute your commodity trading plan will certainly be covered when you start learning to trade commodities. - 23162

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