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After passing these two steps, the trader earns a "Funded Account", in which they can trade futures backed by Topstep's proprietary capital. [ 5 ] Topstep also offers an array of trader development resources including group coaching, digital coaching, blogs, podcasts, and YouTube live streams.
T3 Live was founded in 2007 as part of a remote training program for Nexis Capital. Nexis Capital wanted to provide greater educational opportunities for young and aspiring traders. It is now under the umbrella of T3 Companies, marketed as representing one of the three pillars of the T3 philosophy: training, trading, and technology. [3]
Futures contracts for agricultural commodities have been traded in the U.S. for more than 150 years and have been under federal regulation since the 1920s. [7] The Grain Futures Act of 1922 set the basic authority and was changed by the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
A commodity trading advisor (CTA) is US financial regulatory term for an individual or organization who is retained by a fund or individual client to provide advice and services related to trading in futures contracts, commodity options and/or swaps. [1] [2] They are responsible for the trading within managed futures accounts.
A managed futures account (MFA) or managed futures fund (MFF) is a type of alternative investment in the US in which trading in the futures markets is managed by another person or entity, rather than the fund's owner. [1] Managed futures accounts include, but are not limited to, commodity pools.
In 2009, Arnold gave a public speech to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in which he opposed limits on financially settled trading positions but supported limits in the physical energy futures as they near expiration. [24] [25] Arnold announced his retirement from running the hedge fund on May 2, 2012.
In metal futures, the CME trades precious metals, base metals, and ferrous metals. [22] [23] [better source needed] The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is the only market for trading in weather derivatives. It launched its first weather products in 1999. Products include, but are not limited to: futures on rainfall, snowfall, hurricanes, and ...
Social trading is a form of investing that allows investors to observe the trading behavior of their peers and expert traders. The primary objective is to follow their investment strategies using copy trading or mirror trading. Social trading requires little or no knowledge about financial markets. [1]