CME Market Knowledge:

CME Group educational web page

CME Group educational videos

There are some great trader resources on the CME page. Links include:

Technical Analysis

General Trading

Psychology of Trading

You will find that you can never get to much information and education on the markets.

Economic Releases:

Staying in the know on daily economic releases is VERY important while you are trading.  Major reports are released at 7:30am and 9:00am CST daily.  Once released they can get the market moving wildly so stay up to date using the pdf or link below:

CME Group 2011 Economic Release Calendar (PDF)

Economic Calendar - Important economic releases are indicated with a STAR

CME Economic Calendar

Trading Hours:

Knowing when the product you are trading is opening and most importantly closing is a must when trading. Below is a link to the CME trading hours. If the product you are trading is not a CME product then you must go to the website of the exchange that product is traded on to locate its trading hours.

CME product Trading hours

Glossary:

Not familiar with market terminology? Use the glossary link below to help you understand commonly used terms in the futures industry and markets.

Glossary

Trading Pit History:

Not familiar with the trading pits or the crazy hand signals? Below is a great link to learn each hand signal and impress your friends.

Hand signals

Trading Practice:

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