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FUTURES TRADING

Contract specifications, margin mechanics, DOM trading, ES/NQ/CL strategies, session timing, and futures-specific risk management. The complete guide to trading CME futures in a prop firm environment.

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14
Lessons
5h
Duration
Futures
Markets
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Certificate
Curriculum — 14 Lessons
01
What Are Futures Contracts?
Contract specs, tick values, margin requirements, and how futures differ from stocks.
22 min
02
The CME Product Suite
ES, NQ, CL, GC, SI, RTY — what each contract trades and when.
18 min
03
Micro vs Standard Contracts
When to trade micros, when to size up, and how contract size affects your P&L.
15 min
04
Understanding Margin
Initial margin, maintenance margin, and how margin works in simulated prop trading.
20 min
05
DOM Trading Fundamentals
Reading the depth of market, identifying liquidity, and placing orders from the DOM.
28 min
06
Session Timing & Volatility
Pre-market, RTH, overnight — when to trade and when to sit out.
22 min
07
ES & NQ Strategies
Opening range breakouts, VWAP reversion, and momentum plays on the index futures.
30 min
08
Crude Oil (CL) Strategies
Inventory reports, supply/demand dynamics, and CL-specific setups.
25 min
09
Gold (GC) Trading
Safe haven flows, USD correlation, and trading gold futures.
20 min
10
Order Flow for Futures
Delta, cumulative delta, volume profile, and reading the tape on futures.
28 min
11
Futures Risk Management
Position sizing by contract, max loss rules, and drawdown management specific to futures accounts.
25 min
12
Overnight & Globex Trading
How overnight sessions work, gap risk, and why most prop firms restrict overnight (and how we handle it).
18 min
13
Building a Futures Trading Plan
Putting it all together — your session routine, watchlist, setups, and rules.
22 min
14
Your First Futures Paper Trade
Walk through a complete ES trade on Pit Trader from analysis to execution to review.
25 min
Hands-On
What You'll Learn
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Understand futures contract specifications and margin

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Read and trade from the depth of market (DOM)

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Execute strategies on ES, NQ, CL, and GC

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Time entries around session opens and key events

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Apply order flow analysis to futures markets

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Size positions correctly for prop firm rules

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Build a complete futures trading plan

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Execute paper trades with confidence on Pit Trader

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