I do not understand how regular commodities trading can be part of any sustainable wealth-building plan.
A futures contract is when you agree to buy or sell a commodity at a certain price at a certain future date. Let’s say oil is trading at $60 per barrel. Assume that you think a year from now, oil will trade at a higher price than that. So you enter into a futures contract to take delivery of 1,000 barrels of oil in November 2018. By August 2018, you appear to be right–the price of oil has increased to $75. You decide to close out your contract, and rather than taking delivery, you pass on the rights for the 1,000 barrels of oil onto someone else and you collect your $15,000 less any fees.
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