Game · Futures lesson

Futures Trading Mini‑Game

Pick a product (seeds/pigs), choose LONG/SHORT, manage margin, survive volatility.

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Setup

What you’re doing: You’re trading a contract whose value moves with the product price. You post margin (a deposit), not the full value. Your P/L changes every day. If your equity drops below $0, you get a margin call and lose.

Commodity Corn seeds (bushels) Wheat seeds (bushels) Lean hogs / pigs (lbs)

Position LONG SHORT

Contracts

Margin %

Starting Cash ($)

Futures Price

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Unrealized P/L

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Margin Used

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Goal: finish 10 simulated days without going negative. Try to keep equity comfortably above $0 by sizing (contracts) and margin.

Market

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