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By Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner's Investing since 2001

Do You Have a Future in Futures?

Wednesday July 9, 2008
Futures are a way for individuals and organizations to protect themselves from or speculate upon future price fluctuations in the value of a commodity such as oil, corn, wheat, or gold. Often purchased with large amounts of leverage, futures can be a place where fortunes are made or lost in far faster succession than the stock market.

To discover how a company can reduce price risk or a speculator can try to profit from a rise in a commodity price, take a moment to read Do You Have a Future in Futures?.

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