Futures Market Myths
Sarah Rudolph
Editor-in-Chief
In this video from our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Donna Heidkamp, the executive director of RJO Futures, says the financial industry gives people the opportunity to be lifelong students, continuing to learn about the economy, politics, culture and many other topics. She also explores some of the myths about the futures markets, including that there is too much leverage in commodities, that you have to take delivery, and that nobody makes money in futures.
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Jeff Bernacchi – Open Outcry Traders History Project
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David Silverman: Is Greed Good?
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The Importance of Investor Education
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The Marriage of Money and Machines
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