2. Pick a broker
• Should have a large selection of futures instruments to
trade.
• Favorable commission rates
• Fast executions
• Easy to use software platform
3. Fund the account
• You want to setup a margin account to trade futures
• You want flexible methods to add and subtract funds
from the account
• Funding gets you realtime data
4. Download the software
• Install the trading platform on your desktop
• Decide on the number of monitors you want
• Figure out what all the buttons do in the simulator
5. Setup ACH transfers
• Be sure your broker can do ACH transfers into and out
of your account at no charge to you
• Link your brokerage account to your bank account
• Sweep all your profits into you bank account on a regular
basis (daily, weekly, monthly)