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Intro To Commodity Trading

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This course is a broad overview and discussion of the salient subject areas that one will need to navigate to fully understand the commodity space.

  • Entering Orders
  • Common Mistakes
  • Rules and regulations
  • Markets and Exchanges
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Fundamental Analysis

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Students will be introduced to what makes each of the commodity sectors tick from an international economic standpoint.

  • Grains - corn, wheat, rice
  • Metals - gold, silver, copper
  • Energies - crude oil, gas
  • Softs - coffee, sugar, cocoa
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Technical
Analysis

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This course sets the record straight about what is a predictive indicator and what is a lagging indicator in the commodity markets.

  • Studies in Price
  • Volume & Open Interest
  • Technical Indicators
  • Markets in Backwardation
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Trading
Psychology

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This course discusses the successes and failures of some of the greatest traders and what the psychological issues were at the time.

  • Trading Systems Psychology
  • Types of Orders Psychology
  • Margin & Leverage Psychology
  • Self-Awareness
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UCLA Courses

These courses will be available in the next few weeks!

Fundamental Analysis

Students will begin to be introduced to what makes each of the commodity sectors tick from an international economic standpoint. Global and regional commodities will be studied from a planting to harvest cycle, or an ore to smelting process. Various raw materials will be discussed as the commodities become economic factors of production.

* Grains
* Oilseeds
* Metals
* Meats
* Energies
* Softs
* Financials
* Currencies
* Indices

Technical Analysis

Much has been made about the needs and benefits of Technical Analysis, Charting, and Technical indicators. These areas are easy to understand, but also full of conjecture and hyperbole. This course sets the record straight about what is a predictive indicator and what is a lagging indicator in the commodity markets. Price and Volume Charts are dissected and the folklore of technical analysis will be revealed.

* Studies in Price
* Studies in Volume & Open Interest
* Technical Indicators
* Markets in Backwardation
* Carry-Charge and Contango Markets

Trading Psychology

Every successful trader has one thing going for him or her: their mindset. Whether they were lucky enough to be born with it or developed it over years of introspection, emotional intelligence and self-awareness are the bedrock of being a successful risk manager. This course discusses the public successes and failures of some of the greatest traders ever and what psychological and emotional issues were at the time.

* Discussion of Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence
* Self-Awareness
* Trading Systems and Psychology
* Types of Orders wrt Psychology
* Margin & Leverage / Psychology

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