If there were ever a tougher concept to assimilate than this little tidbit, I'd like to know what it would be. Common sense is a fine thing to possess, but it is of very little use when learning to trade ES Emini futures contracts. And here is the rub, the market does not always move in a logical manner. You tell yourself, "But earnings are up, the market has to go ...

When people think about financial spread betting, they often focus first on 'stock picking', that is, which market to trade, and then second on determining an entry point. A distant third, if considered at all at the outset of the trade, is the exit point. An exit strategy is a point of vital importance for successful financial spread betting, however, and an excellent way to implement the exit of a spread ...