The one takeaway from futures trading is that you probably don’t have enough risk capital to do it right. Professionals use large risk capital bases and have a

The one takeaway from futures trading is that you probably don’t have enough risk capital to do it right. Professionals use large risk capital bases and have access to better information. Retail traders who don’t know better sign disclosure forms then overutilize the generous performance bond requirements, mathematically ensuring most will perish. This is probably the most practical takeaway that I can share with you, and it’s why they’re considered so risky. Leverage can kill.