Free Commodity Futures and Options trading Courses and education

Free Trading Education: Courses, Tutorials, Tips and Tricks...

Please bear in mind that I do not endorse any of these folks, and have no control over the content of their websites not their motives for presenting you with this info. The object here is to provide you with easy access to the vast pool of free information for traders on the web, from a variety of different viewpoints.

Ultimately, in the event that you become one of the minority who trade successfully consistantly, it will be due to a system you developed yourself, taking pieces from various other traders until you find something that works for you. And remember...free is often worth exactly what you pay for it!

Access Trading Futures and Options combo tutorial.
Basics of Futures Trading A tutorial by Pacific Rim Asset management.
Beginners Tutorial by World Link Futures
Bruce Babcock's Course Commodity Futures Trading for beginners.
David Duty's free mini course An excellent mini course for novice traders, with great hands on follow up. He doesn't leave you hanging or guessing but provides excellent support as well, even with the free course. Comes with papertrade emails, multimedia lessons, charting software with a neat papertrading option.
David Hill's Futures Guide for Rookies
Elliott Wave International Elliot Wave Principle 201...a comprehensive course consisting of 34 lessons, each lesson being made available to you every 24 hours. Requires registration, but it's free.
Foremost's Trading Tutorial Part I - Analysis of the Markets..fundamental versus technical analysis.
Foremost's Trading Tutorial Part 2: Basic Charting Techniques..beginning bar charting.
Foremost's Trading Tutorial Part 3: Glossary of Charting Terms..explanations for common charting terms
Foremost's Trading Tutorial Part 4: Glossary of Basic Chart Patterns..identification of basic chart patterns.
FuturesTradingSchool.com A tutorial on forecasting prices using Gann, Fibonacci and Elliott Wave Theory by George Slezak, CTA
FuturesTradingSchool.com Futures Fax: An introduction to technical analysis of futures charts, by George Slezak, CTA
Misc.Invest.Futures FAQ
TradingMarkets.com Our aim is to demystify futures and make them accessible trading vehicles. We start by understanding derivatives' deep-rooted origins in society then move to explaining the benefit and risks of trading futures.
World Link Futures Learning the Ropes

Free Options Courses and Tutorials:

Basics of Options Speculation
Ifgnet.com Free 3 Part Options Course
Introduction to Options
Numa Options Strategies Guide
OptionMax Strategies Notes and charts on various limited risk option strategies.
OptionCaddie There's a free course in there somewhere! You have to sign up and get a cubhouse pass and go through many screens but I did manage to find the course. Anyone taken it? Feedback?
OptionsAnalysis.com A quick tutorial.
Options Industry Council Education Center
Softrade's Options Tutorial Requires registration
Stewart-Peterson Options Course

Free education in Stocks and General Investing:

ClearStation's Beginner Education A simple basic course in stock trading.
ClearStation's Portfolio Management A simple, basic portfolio management course.
Fool's School
Investorama Investing Tutorials
Investorama Stock Selection Tutorial
SmartMoney University Short-Term Investing Course
SmartMoney University Strategic Investing Course
SmartMoney University Investing 101
The Investment FAQ

Free Stock Option Tutorials:

Stock Option Basics by Christopher Lott

Free Essays on various trading subjects:

Traders Helping Traders Keepers files!

Risk Disclosure : Futures and or options trading is not for everyone. There is substantial risk of loss when trading futures. You should carefully evaluate whether trading in the futures markets is appropriate for you. You may incur losses which may considerably exceed your margin deposits. Past performance is no guarantee of future success.