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What Is Livestock Trading?
What you'll learn
What livestock trading is and which animals are most commonly traded (e.g., live cattle, feeder cattle, lean hogs)
How livestock futures contracts work and where they’re traded (e.g., CME Group)
Key factors affecting livestock prices, including feed costs, weather, and global demand
Strategies for trading livestock: speculation, hedging, and spread trading
Risk management techniques specific to agricultural commodities
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Exploring Exotic Forex Pairs
What you'll learn
What exotic forex pairs are and how they differ from major and minor pairs
Commonly traded exotic pairs (e.g., USD/TRY, EUR/ZAR, USD/SGD, USD/MXN)
Key drivers of price movements in exotic currencies (interest rates, political risk, capital flows)
How to manage the higher volatility and lower liquidity in exotic markets
Strategic approaches for trading exotics: news-based, carry trades, and long-term positioning
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The major forex pairs
What you'll learn
What defines a major forex pair and why they matter in the market
Overview of each major pair: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, and USD/CAD
Key economic indicators and geopolitical factors that impact major pairs
Trading strategies tailored to each pair’s characteristics (volatility, session timing, etc.)
How to manage risk and capitalize on correlations between major pairs
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What is EUR/USD
What you'll learn
What the EUR/USD currency pair represents and how it’s quoted
Key factors that influence its price: interest rates, inflation, and economic data
Popular strategies for trading EUR/USD (technical, fundamental, and news-based)
How to read EUR/USD charts and identify entry/exit points
Risk management techniques for forex trading
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Introduction to Gapping in Trading
What you'll learn
What a price gap is and how gaps form on charts
The four main types of gaps: common, breakaway, runaway, and exhaustion gaps
How to interpret gaps as signals for momentum or reversals
Strategies for trading gap ups and gap downs
Risk management tips for trading in volatile, gapping conditions
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What is Day Trading
What you'll learn
The definition of day trading and how it compares to other trading styles
The tools and platforms commonly used by day traders
Key strategies such as momentum trading, scalping, and breakout trading
Risk and money management principles to protect your capital
How to create a daily trading routine and trading plan
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Trading Currency Pairs
What you'll learn
How the Forex market operates and the mechanics of currency pairs
Key concepts such as pips, lots, leverage, and margin
How to read Forex charts and use technical indicators for analysis
Fundamental factors that influence currency prices (e.g., interest rates, economic news)
Risk management strategies to protect your capital and minimize losses
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Introduction to Livestock
What you'll learn
Livestock Futures – Live Cattle
Live Cattle futures are designed to allow feedlot operators to hedge against a decline in price before they are able to sell the cattle for processing, and for buyers, such as meat packers, to manage the risk of an increase in the price of the cattle they are planning to purchase for processing, or to protect their profit margin for beef they have committed to ship in the future.
Live Cattle futures trade in units of 40,000 pounds and in minimum price increments of $10.00. They are listed for trading in the even months of February, April, June, August, October and December. Live Cattle is a physically-delivered futures contract, meaning that live steers are ultimately delivered. There are specific standards in terms of the quantity and USDA grade of cattle that can be delivered. The details on the delivery requirements and procedures for Live Cattle futures can be found in the CME Rulebook on the CME Group website.
Lean Hogs
Lean Hogs refers to a hog that is ready for processing at about 275 pounds. Hogs are mainly produced in the Midwest, and it typically takes about six months for a pig to become market-ready. The carcass of a market hog weighs about 200 pounds and will typically yield about 155 pounds of lean meat, which is the core of the lean hog futures contract.
Lean Hog futures allow sellers and buyers, such hog producers and packers, to manage the risk of adverse price movements in their operations. Lean Hog futures trade in units of 40,000 pounds of hog carcasses and in minimum price increments of $10.00. They are listed in February, April, May, June, July, August, October and December. As with Feeder Cattle, Lean Hog futures are settled in cash at expiration, to at a price equal to the CME Lean Hog Index on the last day of trading.
