What defines the asset
- Leveraged contracts on index, commodity, or rate.
- Nearly 24-hour sessions with liquidity peaks.
- Roll costs between contracts add up over time.
- Institutional liquidity concentrates on the front month.
How to trade it
- Trade the front month for liquidity and tight spreads.
- Mind roll dates and the cost of rolling.
- Size to the contract multiplier, not your balance.
- Use the session with the tightest spreads for your instrument.
Practice this — risk-free
The WallStreet Billionaire simulator runs your trades against real historical charts with a virtual balance. No deposit, no real money — just your edge against the real market.
Good enough to quit your job?Turn practice into prize money
Same charts, same 15 trades, shared starting balance — the winner takes 8× their buy-in in real money, 2nd gets 3×, 3rd gets 2×. Start with a free 5-trade demo run, or buy into a €5, €25 or €50 division.
Ready for the real market?
Practiced until your numbers are green? Open a live account with a regulated broker — and start small.
Frequently asked questions
Are futures riskier than stocks?+
The leverage makes outsized losses easy if you size by balance rather than by contract. Disciplined sizing is the whole skill — the simulator teaches it without real margin risk.
What is a futures roll?+
Moving a position from an expiring contract to the next active one. Rolls carry a cost and can move your P&L independent of the underlying.
Last updated: September 2026. Written and maintained by the WallStreet Billionaire research team, the same traders and engineers who build the simulator every guide on this site points to.
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