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Talk Your Book: How to Invest in Futures

Talk Your Book: How to Invest in Futures

Michael Batnick
August 18, 2025

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Today's Talk Your Book is brought to you by CME Group:

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On today’s show, we discuss:

Spot-Quoted Futures Product Overview
FAQ: Spot-Quoted Futures
Futures get a fresh look: An introduction to Spot-Quoted futures
Trading around the clock with futures
Defining retail traders
Understanding margin
How futures contracts work

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