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Thanks for the advice but I don't intend to trade it until I fully understand how it works. I want learn and read more about before I trade one.

Thank you for this I will certainly read up on it.

Hi, I am finding it challenging to get information on how futures butterflies make money? I was looking at a recommended trade to go long ZS HKN 18. I have googled it and most of information about butterflies relates to option trading. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Would never of thought of that, let me try it and see what happens. Thanks

Hi Xandman, I currently don't trade options, my usual route is combo - pair or leg by leg - then select my months etc. I have no problem creating the butterfly like this, however if i wanted the same trade but for 2018 (Sell 4 contracts of ZC July/Sep/Dec 18) this will go all the way till you...

Hello, I am still new to trading and Im using TWS with IB. This may be a stupid question but its baffled me somewhat. If you wanted to create a butterfly by adding the individual legs that it is consisted of how would you go about it? E:g -If I want to Sell 4 contracts of ZC July/Sep/Dec 17...

I'm not going to jump straight in without asking the right questions first. Thanks for your input.

Hello Everyone, Just wanted your opinion on this. As someone new to trading futures(less than a year) I was offered a service when you open an account with this company where they will recommend and execute all your trades for you, for $20 a side, so in and out, excluding commissions. They...

Thanks I will go and check it out

Thank you for this shfly

Hi K-Pia thanks for all the advice I will check with IB. The cattle I was trading was a sell LE VZ I used scarr and together with some fundamental analysis I felt it was a good trade. I had 3 contracts I got first at @-0.175 then another @ 0.275 thinking it was going to turn in my favour when it...

Thanks for the reply simples, I did and still have my paper trading account. I have also begun trading mini contracts as well. I will keep my excel sheet and update it as I learn more.