What can you tell me about commodity and futures trading?

>>1485221
What would you like to know?

>>1485387
What is a good platform for trading commodities?

>>1486932
I use ToS, but mainly because I'm in equities as well and like their platform.

>>1487026
Thanks man, I'm just starting out and wanted to diversify some more. How safe are commodities right now? When I hear about this supposed bubble we're in I'm guessing that when it pops, commodities will skyrocket.

Is this likely to be the case?

>>1487029
I couldn't really assess the safety of commodities as far as cycles go.
Futures trading is inherently risky because your trades are already leveraged. When I buy a crude contract, I only put up around 3 G's, but they'll give me 1,000 barrels, or 45 G's worth.

>>1486932
Sierra Charts is one of the best futures platforms.
here are a couple of example videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8iFGT_iDb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C63sgBMtc2A

>>1486932
depends on your requirements a good platform for you might not be so good for someone else

TT and CQG are pretty standard though

>>1487581
This guy knows. CQG, TT and Bloomberg is all you find in-industry. I'm CQG.

>>1485221
The one certainty is this; you'll lose thousands before you start to become profitable, if you ever do. If you can't take that hit, stay well away.

>>1487029
Depends on which commodities you are looking to trade. Start out by sticking to one commodity. Like gold or silver. Learn what makes it move. Study historical price movements. Learn how to research your one commodity. Once you have that then you can branch out. Dont try jumping from one to another. You will get bit quickly