How to Open A Commodity Trading Account

This learn commodity tutorial will show traders how to set up their account so that they can begin to trade commodity. Before opening a commodity account there are various factors that traders should consider before taking this step.

To open a commodity account, traders need to find an online commodity broker and then they can setup their trading account with the broker that they choose. Once a trader opens this commodities account the trader will then use it to place trades in online commodity market & the profits and losses that they make when trading will be accounted for in this commodities trading account.

A trader will need to consider the following factors when opening a commodity account:

Regulation of Commodity Trading Broker

Before opening a commodity account traders must first know that they should only choose to trade with a regulated commodity broker. In commodity there are hundreds of commodity brokers, some are regulated and other which are not. A trader must do due diligence when selecting a broker and check the regulation license details of the broker they want to trade with. Remember some brokers which are not regulated will write an tutorial on their commodity website about commodity regulation and link to this article - if a trader is not careful they will be tricked into thinking that the broker is regulated, make sure to check the license details of the broker and you can also confirm these details with the regulatory authority regulating the broker.

Commodity Trading Leverage

Traders should consider the commodity leverage offered by the broker when it comes to opening & trading accounts. With commodity leverage a trader controls a big amount of trading capital while using little of their capital. Commodity Trading Leverage is one of the reasons why a commodity is very popular because traders can make a lot of profit from commodity using little of their money.

A trader should therefore consider the commodity leverage given by a broker some brokers give 100:1 and others as high as 400:1, with commodity leverage 400:1 a trader who deposits $1,000 can borrow $400 for every $1 that they have & therefore the trader using this commodity leverage will control $400,000 which they can use to open trades with.

Stop Out Level

This is where a broker will close all the trades of a trader if the traders make losses beyond a certain level. The best brokers will implement their stop out level at 20 % and at this level there is minimum chance of a commodity trader's transaction getting closed. However, there are commodity brokers who are not very straight and these brokers will set the stop out at 100 % and with this level the likelihood of the trader's transaction getting closed or stopped out are very high. A trader should make sure they open an account with a broker setting the stop out at 20 %.