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Education can play a vital role in your success as a futures trader.

At Daniels Trading, we place a high priority on trader education. As part of our commitment to Excellence Through Execution, we provide a variety of educational tools to assist you in gaining an in-depth understanding of both the decision-making and the trade execution process involved in commodity trading.

Whether you are an experienced commodity trader or new to futures trading, we offer something for you in the comprehensive list of educational tools below.

Educational Tools

General Futures & Options Education

  • Basic Training for Futures Traders - This guide provides tips for successful commodity trading compiled from the advice of more than one thousand futures brokers. The top 50 of more than five thousand suggestions are included in this guide. * Acrobat Reader Required.
  • Instant Futures Trading Lessons - Learn more about the commodity futures and options markets now by taking our 15 Interactive Web Lessons.
  • Online Futures Trading Education - Futures Trading 101 is a comprehensive online futures course that covers 30 commodity futures related topics.
  • Options Trading Education - Options Trading 101 is a brief, yet effective options course that explains commodity option terms, valuation and trading motivations.
  • Futures & Options Trading Strategy Guide - Using futures and options, whether separately or in combination, can offer countless trading opportunities. This guide provides 21 commodity trading strategies as a starting point.
  • Blueprint for Professional Trading - This guide is a useful reference point for many successful traders. It covers entering futures orders, futures contract types, spread orders, option orders, multiple option strategies, keeping records and more.
  • Futures Trading Glossary - More than 200 commodity futures and options terms are defined in this alphabetized glossary.
  • Commodity Trading Article Archives - A collection of educational articles written by Daniels Trading brokers. Learn more about topics such as swing trading, option selling, and option buying.

Key Market Report Definitions & COT Report Explanations

Technical Analysis

  • Technical Analysis Learning Center - This comprehensive portion of our website contains detailed explanations of the most widely used technical indicators. Over 31 techniques used by traders worldwide are defined.
  • Technical Analysis Guide - The Trader’s Guide to Technical Analysis is a comprehensive guide containing detailed explanations of the most widely used technical indicators. Over 25 techniques used by traders worldwide are defined. * Acrobat Reader Required.

Trading Systems

  • Futures Trading Systems - The dt Automated System Selection Matrix is a dynamic tool that will help you to examine the automated futures trading systems that best meet your commodity futures trading needs.

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In addition to providing excellent educational resources, Daniels Trading has a great deal of experience supporting futures trading educators and their students. In the past, we have provided commodity brokerage services to graduates of futures trading courses from Ken Roberts, Larry Williams, Don Fishback, Paul Judd, George Angell and George Fontanills, to name just a few.

If you are interested in learning more about commodity trading educators, contact us.

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Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance. The risk of loss in trading futures contracts or commodity options can be substantial, and therefore investors should understand the risks involved in taking leveraged positions and must assume responsibility for the risks associated with such investments and for their results.