Course 401

Learn all aspects of trading commodities futures for a living.

Overview

The objective of our Commodities Futures Trading course is to prepare both beginner and experianced futures traders to trade as professional futures and derivative traders and make a living from using various short-term and long-term trading strategies.

Commodities Futures Trading will give the right tools to individuals who want to gain a basic understanding of the theories applied to the valuation of financial futures or would like to use financial futures to better manage personal investment portfolio or want to start and develop careers as independent traders.

Some of the practical tools our students will enjoy:

• Study different types of financial futures
• Gain knowledge of the basic financial theories applied to the valuation of futures
• Gain an understanding of various trading techniques, strategies and psychology
• Learn how to trade financial futures markets on electronic trading

Brief Curriculum:

Part 1: Introduction to Futures
Learn the ins and outs of the trading environment of the day trader. What are the markets that you will participate in, and know what's really moves the market and how the key players work.

Part 2: Futures Markets
Establish the foundations to your technical analysis knowledge. Learn about the key chart patterns that are the ABC of technical analysis, and the different technical and systemic approaches used by traders.

Part 3: Technical Analysis for Commodities Trading
Get ready for your trading day, make your research and come prepared. Know how to act during the different events that happens each day. Learn the secrets of shorting stocks.

Part 4: Two Approaches to Futures Trading
Learn about key indices every trader should follow, their derivatives and how institutions use them to move the markets. Learn how special events can move stocks, and how to make money from it.

Part 5: Practical Futures Trading - From Demo to Live Trading
Hunting for trend reversal and using profitable & low risk techniques from short term moves.

Part 6: Risk Management
Use moving average, stochastic and momentum analysis that will help to confirm the reliability of technical patterns. Learn how to trade as systemic trader with those powerful indicators.

Small Groups

We believe that personal attention and tutoring is the most effective way to help you understand the material and succeed. Therefore, each class has a high teacher to student ratio (max. of 10 students per class, guaranteed) to give our students personal attention, training and the depth of knowledge they need to be successful traders.

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Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Know how to prepare yourself for and act during the trading day
• Make large 1-3 -day gains by using unique Swing Trading techniques
• Control your order flow and think & act like a Market Maker
• Identify the right trading style for you and develop it, while knowing how to adapt yourself to changing market conditions
• Master and operate a sophisticated trading platform and technical analysis software used by professional traders

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Agenda

Part 1 - Introduction to Futures 1.1 Historical Background 1.2 Central marketplaces 1.3 Agrarian Futures vs. Index 1.4 Trading Futures vs. Trading Equities 1.5 Key Players Hedgers Speculators 1.6 The Futures Industry Futures Exchanges and Floor Traders Globex Trading Clearing Houses Futures Regulators 1.7 Understanding Futures Contracts Standardization Understanding Futures Prices Daily Price Information Volume and Open Interest The Ability to Offset Positions Daily Price Limits Leverage - The Use of Margin Cost of Trading 1.8 Risks Addressing the Risks of Producing and Processing Commodities Futures as Risk Management Tools Part 2 - Futures Markets 2.1 Fundamental Analysis vs. Technical Analysis 2.2 Supply/Demand Analysis 2.3 Seasonal Analysis 2.4 The Role of Expectations 2.5 Analysis of Volume and Open Interest 2.6 Fundamental Analysis and Trading 2.7 Influences of Economic & Market Indicators on Commodities 2.8 Which Contract to Trade? 2.9 When to Trade? Market by Market- Instruments, History & Seasonality: 2.10 Energy Overview Historic Perspective Popular Contracts:     - Light Crude     - Natural Gas     - Heating Oil 2.11 Agriculture Overview Historic Perspective Popular Contracts:     - Soybeans     - Corn     - Lean Hogs 2.12 Metals Overview Historic Perspective Popular Contracts:     - Gold     - Silver     - Copper Part 3 - Technical Analysis for Commodities Trading 3.1 Bar Charts 3.2 Locating Support and Resistance 3.3 Reversal Patterns - Head & Shoulders 3.4 Continuation Patterns Symmetrical Triangle Ascending/Descending Triangle Flag 3.5 Gap Theory 3.6 Moving Averages 3.7 Minor Trend Change Oscillator & Indicators 3.8 Point & Figure Charting 3.9 Fibonacci Numbers 3.10 Elliott Waves 3.11 Technical Indicators Set Ups Part 4 - Two Approaches to Futures Trading 4.1 Long & Short Short and Intermediate Term Trades Spotting Opportunities Entering The Trade Monitoring Your Position When to Close Your Position? 4.2 Spreads Intra-Market Spreads Inter-Commodity Spreads Product Spreads Trade Examples Spotting Spread Opportunities Entering The Trade in Optimal Way Monitoring Your Position Rolling The Spread When to Close Your Position? Part 5 - Practical Futures Trading - From Demo to Live Trading 5.1 Developing a Trading System 5.2 Paper Trading vs. Live 5.3 Setting up Your Trading Station 5.4 Things to Consider When Trading Remotely 5.5 Choosing a Broker 5.6 Commissions 5.7 Conducting Research Using Professional Analytic Tools Reading Professional Research Reports Using Free Web Resources 5.8 Trade Plan Part 6 - Risk Management 6.1 Why Most Futures Traders Lose Money? 6.2 Trading Rules 6.3 Discipline 6.4 Capital Preservation 6.5 Price & Time Based Alerts 6.6 Using Stops Wisely

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Special Bonuses for Our Students

Class Material Binder & CD Each student will receive a binder with all class slides and material printed. The printed slides have room to write notes. Also included are class exercises, handouts and a CD with graphics and charts. All material is organized in accordance with the curriculum.

Membership Graduation from our courses does not mean your relationship with us ends. Our graduates will receive access to our special investor forum, where you can ask questions and exchange ideas with instructors as well as other investors like yourself. We will also invite you to participate in our annual conference, free of charge.

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Details & Registration

 Upcoming Sessions

8-Dec-08 -- 22-Dec-08 Lead Instructor: Eddie Steinberg New York 5:30pm - 9:30pm Mondays & Wednesdays (Twice a Week) Wall Street Campus $2,000 17-Feb-09 -- 20-Feb-09 Lead Instructor: Eddie Steinberg New York 9:00am - 2:00pm Tuesday - Friday (4 full days in a row) Wall Street Campus $2,000 17-Mar-09 -- 20-Mar-09 Lead Instructor: Eddie Steinberg New York 9:00am - 2:00pm Tuesday - Friday (4 full days in a row) Wall Street Campus $2,000

 Payment Methods

Credit Card We accept all major credit cards and PayPal. The payment can be completed through our secure e-commerce system. Speaking to a Sales Rep You can call or email one of our representatives and pay over the phone. +212.784.6476 9:00am - 7:30pm   Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm   Friday Check/ Money Orders Should be made payable to: Invest Academy And mailed to this address: 44 Wall Street 10th Fl New York, NY 10005