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Futures Options

Futures options offer a lot of alternatives to commodity traders. You can add options to your futures trading strategies or just trade the futures options. In this section you will learn the basics of futures options and advanced option strategies including writing options.
Beneficial Strategy of Selling Options on Futures and Commodities
The benefits of an option selling strategy for trading the futures and commodities markets. The odds are in your favor by selling options but you also have to control the risk.
Selling Options in the Futures and Commodities Markets
An explanation of selling options in the futures and commodities markets. Selling futures options is an option strategy used by many professional commodity traders.
Buying a Put Option
The strategy of buying a put option in the futures and commodity markets. When to use this option strategy, the risks and benefits compared to buying a futures contract.
Buying a Call Option
The strategy of buying a call option in the futures and commodity markets. When to use this option strategy, the risks and benefits compared to buying a futures contract.
Futures Options – The Basics
Learn the basics of futures options including calls, puts, premium and strike price.
Introduction to Futures Options
An introductory guide on futures options by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It covers the basics of futures options and basic trading strategies.
Futures Options Information
The New York Mercantile Exchange has created a detailed explanation of futures options in 11 sections.
Futures Options Strategies
A detailed explanation of 23 different strategies for trading futures options from the New York Mercantile Exchange. They include graphs and profit/loss scenarios.
Quotes on Futures Options
FutureSource.com is a free online service for futures and option quotes. Follow this link and select the market you want a quote on. On the next page, click the middle icon in the far left column to pull-up the option quotes.

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