Learn to Trade Stocks as a Trend Follower

In theory there is no difference...The biggest problem for CTAs is that they did too good of a job. They were so successful that there was no need to look to expand into equities. But now with capacity concerns, certain strategies struggling and the breaking down of the barrier with the introduction of [equity futures]...Originally in the 1950s, technical models came out of studying stocks. [CTAs] applied these to futures. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, stocks were quiet and futures markets took off. That is how the CTA market started...It has come full circle. People are beginning to apply these models to stocks once again.
Bruce Terry
President of Weston Capital Investment Services

Main LEAPS® and Single Stock Futures FAQ

Many traders only trade stocks. If you are a stock trader, and have no desire to trade futures or currencies, it is not a problem. Many of our clients Trend Follow on stocks alone -- nothing else. A full description of LEAPS and Single Stock Futures as a Trend Follower, along with frequently asked questions, can be found here.

Read what two great traders say about Stock Trend Following:

• Jerry Parker Comment on Stocks.
• Leon Cooperman Comment on Stocks.

Background Information

Stocks, for example, that can be traded with Trend Following include:

• Amazon.com [AMZN]
• America Online [AOL]
• Apple Computer Inc [APPL]
• Microsoft [MSFT]
• Yahoo [YHOO]
• Cisco Systems Inc [CSCO]
• Plus thousands more across the globe...

Any trending stock is tradable with Trend Following.

More Nasdaq Examples to Trade

S&P 500 Examples to Trade
S&P 500 Example is a Microsoft Excel File Download (70k).

A example list of markets and exchanges around the world to be traded with Trend Following include:

U.S. Stocks

• American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
• Chicago Board Options Exchange
• NASDAQ
• New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange

World Stocks

• Athens Stock Exchange
• Australian Stock Exchange
• Colombo Stock Exchange
• Kuala Lumpur Stocks Exchange
• Madrid Stock Exhchange
• Lisbon Stock Exchange
• London Stock Exchange
• OM Stockholm
• Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago (CHILE)
• Canadian Venture Exchange
• Zagreb Stock Exchange

There are many more exchanges and many more stocks. This is an example listing only.

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