Five Mistakes Traders Make With Their First Futures Brokerage Account

[Mod-MattZ]

Originally published at: https://optimusfutures.com/tradeblog/archives/futures-brokerage-account-mistakes/%20

This article on futures brokerage account mistakes is the opinion of Optimus Futures. Long ago, only institutional traders or large funds traded futures. Today, you can open an account with as little as $100 and an internet connection. But make no mistake, with $100 in your account, you won’t get very far if you want to hold positions overnight. And the number of products you can trade will be limited. You see, many traders open a brokerage account thinking that with just a small amount of money, they can generate a fortune. That can be true but generally isn’t. In…