How To Sell Futures

A while back, several of you asked me about this book in reference to a good primer on the commodities market. I remarked that it was out of print, had actually been banned by the NFA or the CFTC (I don't remember which), and that I left my copy in storage when I moved to France.

Lo and behold, I was wrong about the last part. While cleaning out our guest room, my wife ran across the book today, and it is pictured here. It was not published by the CBOT like I thought I remembered, but by the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange in 1993.

I did a quick search on Amazon and found 2 used copies of it for sale here:

How To Sell Futures

Not only is it a great primer on commodities, it's also obviously a collector's item.

Kinda like your old Uncle Eddie.

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Yeah, that's it. I only went over them briefly, but the changes that were made to satisfy the regulators were fairly minor.

Most of what was taken out was the crass, high-pressure sales stuff (that worked like a champ, by the way).

Also missing, and unfortunately quite a bit more valuable, is the section of specific advice from brokers and CTAs around the country on what works and what doesn't. I don't understand the regulators' particular objections to this section of the book, because it was both compliant and very helpful.

But there you have it.

 

I haven't read How To Trade Futures, so I really can't say. Not to take anything away from John Walsh, because he's a good writer and knows his stuff, but the most valuable insights in How To Sell Futures came from his interviews with other traders.

On the other hand, for $20 it's probably well worth it.

 

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