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oussama94
05-28-2017, 18:59
Market liquidity is limited, depending on the month of the contract
traded.
 The presence of exchange fees results in more costs and commissions.
 Market hours for futures trading are much shorter than for spot **
and are dependent on the product traded; each product may havedifferent ****ing and closing hours, and there is limited after-hours
trading.
 Futures leverage is higher than leverage for equities, but still only a
fraction of the leverage offered in **.
 There tend to be prolonged bear markets.
 Pit trading structure increases error and slippage