The margin is intrinsic in futures contracts. When you buy a future’s contract the margin is intrinsic in the contract size. For /ES it’s 50x margin.
You must choose appropriate expiration contracts before trading.
Inherent leverage.
Setting up TOS for Futures Trading Video. Helpful in understanding active trader & more. Didn’t realize active trader was meant for futures.
Finished all TOS lessons & tests regarding futures today. Feel pretty comfortable with futures, still need to learn more about monetary policy & interest rates, still don’t totally understand these & how futures products linked to them function, other than they offer capacity to hedge.