by New York Institute of Finance | Released June 2011 | ISBN: 9780132736794

Too often, commodity market newcomers focus on market and strategy analysis without first familiarizing themselves with the crucial basics every trader must know. In this concise virtual class, top commodity trader Carley Garner explains all these essentials in plain English. You will be able to learn how to calculate profit, loss, and risk in commodities futures markets, choose the best platform, quote vendor, brokerage firm, and market access for your goals, and understand market volatility, which may help you avoid crucial beginner's mistakes. You will also be able to learn how to build effective trading plans and treat commodities trading as a business. You owe it to yourself to have all this knowledge before you make your firstcommodities trade--or your next!LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERWHILE NYIF ENDEAVORS TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS THAT ARE CURRENT AND UP-TO-DATE, THESE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NYIF DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF A PARTICULAR RESULT. NYIF DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY PRODUCT WILL MEET ANY PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS OR NEEDS, OR THAT THE CONTENT WILL BE ERROR-FREE. NEITHER NYIF NOR ITS LICENSORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE CONTENT OR YOUR USE AND/OR RELIANCE ON THE CONTENT OF ANY PRODUCT PROVIDED BY NYIF, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER OR NOT NYIF AND/OR ITS LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL NYIF'S OR ITS LICENSORS' LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE PRODUCT TRIGGERING ANY SUCH LIABILITY.Carley Garneris Senior Market Analyst and Broker with DeCarley Trading and a columnist for Stocks & Commodities. The author of Commodity Optionsand A Trader's First Book on Commodities, Garner writes two widely distributed e-newsletters, The Stock Index Reportand The Bond Bulletin. Her work has been featured in Stocks & Commodities, Futures, Active Trader, Option Trader, Your Trading Edge,and PitnewsMagazine, and she has been quoted in media ranging from Reuters to Investor's Business Dailyand The Wall Street Journal. She provides free trading education to investors at www.DeCarleyTrading.com. Garner is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.Started in 1922 by the New York Stock Exchange, the New York Institute of Finance(www.nyif.com) is the premier financial training organization, serving clients globally. We offer exam prep and more than 350 courses in accounting and tax, core finance concepts, corporate finance, credit risk, derivatives, financial modeling, fixed income, investment and portfolio management, mergers and acquisitions, operations and compliance, professional skills, project finance, risk management, core skills analyst programs, wealth management programs, structured products, and technical analysis and trading that are delivered through instructor-led classroom experiences, elearning, and our new virtual classroom. The New York Institute of Finance is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the global leader in education and education technology. NYIF celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2012. Show and hide more

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