Accounts - How to open a new commodity trading account

Chart Service - Direction Starts, how to purchase subscription to specific markets

Chart Service - Direction Starts, how to receive complimentary, free trial

Contract Specifications - Commodity futures contract details, trading hours, tick values

Deposits, Wire Transfers - How and where to deposit funds

Education - Commodity Glossary - Glossary of commodity futures and options terms, words

Education - Currencies - Eurocurrency, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, Pound, Australian, Canadian, Dollar Index

Education - Gold - Gold futures and options trading information

Education - Silver - Silver futures and options contracts trading, archive of intraday charts

Education - Sugar - Sugar futures and options trading

Education - Livestock - Lean Hogs and Live Cattle futures trading

Education - Energy - Crude Oil, Natural Gas, charts and futures contracts trading

Education - Unleaded Gasoline - Unleaded gasoline futures and options trading

Education - Hedging - Soybean Hedge Example

Education - Risks In Commodity Futures Trading

Education - Some Trading Rules

Managed Futures - Modern Portfolio Theory - Diversify your investment portfolio better? (1.6Mb pdf)

Margin Rates - Overnight Margin Rates Table

Online Trading - Trading platforms for you to choose from for your preference

Price Quotes - Free Quotes - Open, High, Low, Last, Change, Volume, Open Interest

Stock Market - Dow Jones Industrial Average - Facts on DJIA futures and options contracts

Stock Market - Mini NASDAQ 100 - Archive collection of Mini NASDAQ 100 charts, contract specifications

Stock Market - S&P 500 E-Mini Contracts - Futures contract specifications

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Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Call toll-free (800) 994-3810

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RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITIES CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION.

THE HIGH DEGREE OF LEVERAGE THAT IS OFTEN OBTAINABLE IN COMMODITY TRADING CAN WORK AGAINST YOU AS WELL AS FOR YOU. THE USE OF LEVERAGE CAN LEAD TO LARGE LOSSES AS WELL AS GAINS.

IN SOME CASES, MANAGED COMMODITY ACCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL CHARGES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY FEES. IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS TO AVOID DEPLETION OR EXHAUSTION OF THEIR ASSETS. A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT CONTAINS A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS AND EACH FEE TO BE CHARGED TO YOUR ACCOUNT BY A COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA").

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