"The Commodity Futures Market"
Futures Trading:
Futures Trading is trading Commodity Futures contracts on the NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange, NYBOT, New York Board of Trade, CBOT, Chicago Board of Trade, and CMEX, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, to profit from the change in price (whether up or down) of the Commodity. Why trade Commodity Futures? They offer you "LEVERAGE". You typically only have to put down 2%-15% margin of the actual contract value which allows you to trade more with less money. Diversifying your portfolio into Commodity Futures reduces your overall portfolio risk and enhances your returns. Over time, Commodity Futures prices trend up and down. It is these trends, long and short, that afford high profit taking opportunities. As an example, Soybeans is $50 a cent, from October 06 to February 07 Soybeans has trended over $2.00. A $2.00 Soybean Trend is $10,000 profit per contract, with Soybean margin around $1,012-$1,350 per contract. That $2 Soybeans Trend is one of the reasons why McKinley Capital trades Commodity Futures on behalf of clients. Please see this page Futures Industry for more information about the industry and this page Firm Fees for information about McKinley Capital fees.
CTAs, Commodity Trading Advisors A CTA is someone who, for compensation or profit, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications, as to the value or advisability of trading in futures. McKinley Capital is a government licensed CTA trading firm. The firm simply follows trends in the Commodity Futures and Foreign Exchange Markets. As long as the markets have been they have trended. For more information on the NFA or CFTC please visit www.nfa.futures.org or www.cftc.gov. Please use NFAs BASIC website to verify firms existence & history. McKinley Capital NFA firm ID is 0355946.
- Energies (Crude Oil, Heating Oil, Unleaded Gas, Natural Gas)
- Grains (Soybeans, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rough Rice)
- Softs (Cotton, Coffee, OJ, Sugar #11, ...)
- Meats (Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lean Hogs, Pork Bellies)
- Metals (Gold, Silver)
- Currencies (AUD, CAD, Swiss Franc, Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen)
- Financials (30 year T-bonds, 10 year notes, T-bills)
Commodity Futures Groups:
- NYBOT (Cotton, Coffee, Lumber, OJ, Sugars)
- CME (Meats, Currencies, Financials, Lumber)
- NYMEX (Metals, Energies, others)
- CBOT (Grains, Metals, Interest Rates, others)
U.S Exchanges, Commodity Futures Trading Only
McKinley Capital is a Financial Services company that professionally trades Commodity Futures contracts and Foreign Currencies. The firm seeks to grow Client wealth through Trend Following in Commodity Futures and Forex markets. McKinley Capital recommends that clients open accounts with risk capital. There is a risk of loss when trading Foreign Currencies and Commodity Futures. Futures and Foreign Currency trading is not for everyone. Please review McKinley Capitals Disclosure Document Principal Risk Factors section carefully to determine if you are willing to accept the risk. You may request the Document free or download one online at www.mckinleycapital.biz.