--- product_id: 51014688 title: "A Trader's First Book on Commodities: Everything You Need to Know about Futures and Options Trading Before Placing a Trade" price: "€ 40.66" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/51014688-a-traders-first-book-on-commodities-everything-you-need-to store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # A Trader's First Book on Commodities: Everything You Need to Know about Futures and Options Trading Before Placing a Trade **Price:** € 40.66 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Trader's First Book on Commodities: Everything You Need to Know about Futures and Options Trading Before Placing a Trade - **How much does it cost?** € 40.66 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/51014688-a-traders-first-book-on-commodities-everything-you-need-to) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In their quest for trading commodities profitably, beginning traders spend a substantial amount of time studying market theory, various types of market analysis, and paper-trading in the futures and options markets. Yet, almost all of them fail to take the necessary steps to ensure their trading environment is conducive for the profits they seek. A Trader's First Book on Commodities aims to fill the void in trading literature that overlooks the importance in making the right decisions before ever placing a commodity trade such as fully understanding market mechanics and logistics, choosing a proper trading platform, understanding order types, being aware of market data fees and policies, how to quote and calculate profit or loss in each of the commodity markets, preparing for margin calls, and the only magic in trading-humility. A Trader's First Book on Commodities is guaranteed to shorten the learning curve for beginning traders while offering seasoned traders a new perspective on familiar topics. There is more to trading than computer-generated oscillators and trendlines; choosing the wrong trading platform, brokerage, or order type can do more harm to a trading account than choosing the wrong technical indicator. Review: Super great intro to commodity futures! - I trade and this book is a great beginner book on the markets. It also gave me some good ideas for how my trading business should be setup that I never thought of before. Review: I Highly Recommend this Book - Great book, Well written and easy to read. This book covers futures trading in an way that is interesting for the reader and instructive for the trader that wants to get involved with trading futures contracts. By including a history of the commodities market, the author holds the readers interest beyond providing just technical information. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #166,487 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Commodities Trading (Books) #32 in Futures Trading (Books) #101 in Options Trading (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 317 Reviews | ## Images ![A Trader's First Book on Commodities: Everything You Need to Know about Futures and Options Trading Before Placing a Trade - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71KXxOInYZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super great intro to commodity futures! *by U***N on October 30, 2025* I trade and this book is a great beginner book on the markets. It also gave me some good ideas for how my trading business should be setup that I never thought of before. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I Highly Recommend this Book *by G***Y on November 16, 2022* Great book, Well written and easy to read. This book covers futures trading in an way that is interesting for the reader and instructive for the trader that wants to get involved with trading futures contracts. By including a history of the commodities market, the author holds the readers interest beyond providing just technical information. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a great read for those who wish to transition from trading ... *by D***E on February 20, 2018* This is a great read for those who wish to transition from trading in equities markets or new to trading and wish to explore commodities. The author takes careful aim and explaining the fine details that often get overlooked when starting out to trade. The only thing that becomes a bit annoying in this publication is the constant reminder of another publication this author has out there. While there is room to redirect to such a publication for more insight and better strategies in trading commodities, it eventually becomes a tad excessive throughout this publication. ## Frequently Bought Together - A Trader's First Book on Commodities: Everything You Need to Know about Futures and Options Trading Before Placing a Trade - Higher Probability Commodity Trading: A Comprehensive Guide to Commodity Market Analysis, Strategy Development, and Risk Management Techniques Aimed at Favorably Shifting the Odds of Success - Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity: When, why, and how to develop strategies to improve the odds in any market environment and risk-reward profile --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/51014688-a-traders-first-book-on-commodities-everything-you-need-to](https://www.desertcart.at/products/51014688-a-traders-first-book-on-commodities-everything-you-need-to) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-06-05*