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Micro Bitcoin futures (MBT) traded 650,000 contracts in the first month since launch, with average daily volume exceeding 28,000 contracts. MBT futures are one of the most successful product launches in the futures industry and continue to attract new traders. “We are delighted with the strong uptake and support we have seen for this new … Read more

NinjaTrader’s Depth of Market chart is one of the easiest interfaces to view order book data. Although not often used in futures trading, the depth chart is considered by cryptocurrency traders to be a mainstay in determining market sentiment. The depth chart is available to monitor both cryptocurrencies and futures. As Micro Bitcoin Futures grows … Read more

Micro Nasdaq (MNQ) futures contracts allow traders to speculate on the Nasdaq index in a contract 1/10th the size of standard E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQ) futures contracts. These futures contracts provide investors with long and short opportunities to trade the Nasdaq and access US stock markets without significant financial commitment or margin requirements. Nasdaq ETFs or … Read more

Margin trading represents a deposit with the broker to protect both the trader and the broker from potential losses on an open trade. With this deposit, day traders can trade instruments worth well above the margin price through leverage. For example, the current trading spread for the E-mini S&P 500 (ES) is $500, and the … Read more

The E-Mini S&P 500 (ES) is a stock index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The futures instrument is based on the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock market index, which is made up of 500 large-cap organizations. It was introduced in 1997 when the value of the S&P 500 contract became too large … Read more

What does it mean to be a country with “monetary sovereignty”? In short, it is a country that has the power to exercise exclusive legal control over its currency. This is equivalent to having a monopoly on their money supply, like the United States and Japan. Exchange rates between foreign currencies are immensely traded every … Read more

Unlike intraday margins specified by brokers, which represent the minimum balance an account must maintain, FX margins are imposed by exchanges. Below is the continuation of the first article on Futures Daily Margin Trading: NinjaTrader Trade Desk’s Intrady Margin, detailing the intricacies of margin trading using a hypothetical account owned by the trader of futures … Read more

Futures traders are responsible for maintaining their account balances within the margins specified by their broker. Fortunately for NinjaTrader users, NinjaTrader 8 provides direct visibility into your available excess margin, helping you manage your positions to meet margin requirements. Check out a quick start guide to managing futures margin: Understand position and margin management Futures … Read more

Understanding the fundamentals of the futures industry is an important part that every new and aspiring futures trader should understand. To paint a clear picture of how futures trading has evolved to its current state, it is helpful to review the definition of a futures contract and the origins of trading. Origins of the futures … Read more

Orders are at the heart of e-commerce. Therefore, understanding the different order types is an important first step in learning to trade. This article describes the function and meaning of 3 basic command types: limit orders Stop Market Orders Stop Limit Orders   Please watch this 2 minute video for an introduction to these types … Read more