How do i trade futures on my account

[#1]

I would like to trade futures,however everytime i try to,it says my account cannot trade futures... Y is that?? help plz

[Brazen]

You have to phone the call centre and get permission to lose lots of money.

[#3]

Open a futures account under the "other products" tab on the left of your screen

[#4]

One word of advise...don't

[#5]

Just checking who's awake out there?

[john_1]

Newbie..may I suggest with caution.

[#7]

definitely recommend you stay out of futures for now, unless you know how to day trade. Really choppy waters out there and you will lose a lot of money. As for day trading, do any of you guys day trade with SSF's?

[asylum]

yes trade ssf 1day to 3 months or more

[#9]

Swing trading is also profitable at the moment with less time required compared to day trading. Before Lehman Bros I preferred SSFs to warrants, but with the volatility that hit the market then, I'm now using warrants. SSFs require large margin calls when the market swings the wrong way. On the other hand, if the volatility is greater than that used in the warrant calculation, then the warrant is effectively under-priced.