| This site was established to provide a basic understanding of how to leverage agricultural commodities. If you are planning to buy or sell large amounts of commodities in the future, the information on this website may help you.
Protection against adverse price moves is the goal of hedging, and the information on this site will explain how futures contracts and options on futures contracts can be used to achieve that goal.
Here you will also find contract specifications such as contract size, tick size, trading hours, and so on. In addition, you can demo live platforms at no charge so that you can see how some individuals trade the markets on their own. This site is only a starting point however. We have provided links to other sites that can help you further explore the world of commodities trading. The CME Group, the NYMEX, and the NFA all have libraries of information that are accessible through our links page.
Please do not trade futures or options without understanding these instruments. Please consult a licensed and registered commodity futures and options broker if you are not familiar with futures and options trading. This site is provided by LaSalle Futures Group. LaSalle Futures Group is headquartered in the Chicago Board of Trade, one of the centers of international futures trading. It is our goal to constantly refine and improve our products and services to better serve our customers. We welcome your comments or questions. LaSalle Futures Group is an introducing broker of Vision Financial Markets LLC.
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Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Only risk capital should be used. Margins are subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of futures results. An investor could potentially lose more than originally invested.
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