Ironbeam News and Updates

Micro Copper Futures Launch

What you need to know On May 2nd, Micro Copper futures will be available to trade via CME Group & Ironbeam futures. Micro Copper futures will offer a new, capital-effective way to access the Copper futures market. Trade a smaller-sized contract Micro Copper futures are conveniently sized and tailored to the individual trader at 1/10th the size […]

By Ironbeam|April 6, 2022|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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How Futures Margins Work

Whether you’re a veteran futures trader or new to futures trading, you’ve likely heard a lot about margins. Understanding futures margins and how they work is crucial to your journey as a futures trader. What is futures margin? Futures margin is the actual amount of money that a trader needs in their account to buy […]

By Ironbeam|March 21, 2022|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Futures Trading Platform

Choosing the right futures trading platform is an important step in your journey to opening a futures and options trading account. There are many options out there, and whether you’re a beginner trader or hardened professional, you’ll want to choose a trading platform that provides the tools that you require. Futures Trading Platforms for Beginner […]

By Ironbeam|March 17, 2022|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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CME Event-Based Contracts

CME Group, the world’s leading futures exchange, announced that it is introducing event-based futures contracts designed for retail traders that will make it easier for everyone to trade their views on daily up or down price movements in some of the most popularly traded markets, including gold, oil, equity indices, and foreign currencies.  The new […]

By Ironbeam|March 16, 2022|News, Trader Education|2 Comments
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Choosing The Right Futures Broker

Choosing the right futures broker is an important step in your journey to opening a futures and options trading account. There are many options out there, and whether you’re a beginner trader or hardened professional, you’ll want to choose a brokerage firm that can best fulfill your needs and provide you with the technology and […]

By Ironbeam|March 1, 2022|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Service

What you need to know Ironbeam is pleased to now be offering Sierra Chart’s Teton Futures Order Routing Service. The Teton Futures Order Routing service is a high-quality order routing service for users of the Sierra Chart trading platform. The Teton Futures Order Routing removes the need for a third-party data provider to connect your […]

By Ironbeam|January 31, 2022|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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Ironbeam Platform Tutorial

Enjoy our new in-depth tutorial on the Ironbeam Advanced trading platform.  Demo our platform  You can demo the Ironbeam platform HERE. New account promotions The Ironbeam platform is now completely free! DISCLAIMER: There is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures and options products. Losses in excess of your initial investment may occur. Past […]

By Ironbeam|January 6, 2022|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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Delisting of Standard-Size S&P 500 Futures and Options

What you need to know On September 17, 2021, CME Group will terminate the trading of standard-size S&P 500 futures and options on futures contracts, following the close of trading at 5 p.m. ET. Any open positions in standard-size contracts remaining at the end of the trading day on September 17 will be converted to equivalent positions […]

By Ironbeam|September 13, 2021|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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New Day Trade Margins

Lower day margins are now available via the Ironbeam trading platform and mobile app Due to popular demand, we’ve updated the Ironbeam platform to support lower day margins on the most popular and liquid futures contracts. These margins are now available to new & existing customers. Demo our platform  You can demo the Ironbeam platform […]

By Ironbeam|September 1, 2021|News, Trader Education|2 Comments
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Micro Crude Oil Is Live!

Now Trading The new Micro WTI Crude Oil futures contracts are now trading and seeing great first-day volume. You can trade the new product in the Ironbeam mobile, desktop, and web apps. You can test drive the platform HERE In case you missed it… We hosted a product launch webinar with CME Group on the new […]

By Ironbeam|July 12, 2021|News, Trader Education|0 Comments
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