Commodity Futures Investing is On the Rise for Individual Investors. August 20, 2004 -- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the largest U.S. futures exchange, reported in July 2004 record trading volume, up 29% over prior years trading volume. The Chicago Board of Trade also reported record setting trading volume for the same period. According to Joe Fallico, principal broker at Insignia Futures and Options, "The playing field has now been leveled as the numbers of our clients that are "part-time" investors is sharply on the rise". Commodity futures trading has become extremely popular in recent years due to several factors. Probably the number one reason for this growth is the readily available wealth of information on the subject of commodity futures investing found on the internet. Not too long ago, commodity futures trading was thought by many investors to be too complicated, too demanding and required great sums of capital to participate in. This is simply not the case, investing in commodity futures is very straightforward and is very similar to other forms of investments, particularly stocks. The same time demands found in trading stocks is typically equal to the time necessary to research commodity futures trades. Traditionally, commodity futures brokerage firms would require a minimum investment of $5,000, $10,000 or even more. In light of the overwhelming demand, Insignia Futures and Options has lowered their minimum investment to $2,000 for investors interested in trading commodity futures. |
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