E-mini futures are a liquid and efficient way to participate in the movements of major U.S. stock market indices. Choosing the right platform is key to having a successful trading experience. This ...

I’m often asked about what I term the “low capital requirement” trading instruments. These areas (e.g., forex, options and futures, and especially the e-mini futures) have high leverage and the ...

Trading indexes rather than individual securities is a viable strategy many traders use to speculate with and investors use to hedge their portfolios. Indexes allow traders to get exposure to general ...

making them easier to buy and more affordable. Wall Street firms and other large investors have long enjoyed the ability to manage portfolio risk with futures and E-mini futures contracts. Now the ...

The e-mini futures markets are full of different investors looking to profit for different reasons. Each and every individual who opens or closes a position does so for a very specific reason. Good ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...