You have to learn to walk before you can run: The same principle applies to investors who want to know how to trade futures.
Before trading these derivatives securities, eager beginners should understand what futures are, how they work and why both professional and experienced retail investors use them.
According to Statista, the number of futures contracts traded globally grew by 142% from 12.13 billion in 2013 to 29.32 billion in 2022.
The options market has grown even faster – options contracts traded increased from 9.42 billion to 54.53 billion from 2013 to 2022 – as investors' appetite for speculation and risk has increased significantly.
