Trading Futures on ThinkorSwim | Process & Setup

Today we'll learn how to trade futures on the thinkorswim desktop platform. Trading futures can be a bit intimidating when you first get started. They’re crazy leveraged, can move incredibly fast, and are honestly not something most people should even consider trading. However, if you’re watching this ill assume you’re aware of all that, have decided they make sense for you and are now just trying to figure out how to actually trade futures in thinkorswim and how to setup and customize your platform. So that’s exactly what we’ll cover today, going through the actual process of placing trades, adding custom scripts to use as quick references for different contracts, and some ways to setup the platform to be more conducive for futures trading.