The Complete Guide to Electronic Trading Futures: Everything You Need to Start Trading On Line

by Scott Slutsky, Darrell Jobman

Electronic trading systems threaten to replace the hand gestures and shouting of open outcry.--Chicago Tribune. Today's new breed of electronic traders, having transformed the once-closed world of stock trading, now have their sights set on the futures industry. Both new and veteran futures traders must master the new electronic trading techniques if they expect to survive in the fast-moving, highly-competitive 'pit'of the future. The Complete Guide to Electronic Futures Trading contains everything futures traders will need for profitable online trading. From hardware and software to electronic order-handling systems, this comprehensive guidebook walks traders through the entire process, including the all-important philosophical and emotional differences between pit and online trading.

263 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1999