Futures 101: An Introduction to Commodity Trading

I received the 1997 edition, NOT the 2000...therefore my comments are based on the earlier edition. I enjoyed the book as it is a very easy read and could more appropriately be titled 'Futures 100: An Orientation', as the author does exactly what he promises to do and that is to introduce the reader to the world of Futures. I read it in one day and would recommend it to anyone who is eager to learn about Futures. Waldron does provide a couple of interesting examples of success in trading, but more knowledge should be ascertained. He also offered additional resources to assist the reader with their journey for more information regarding concepts, research and trading.I would recommend this reading if your only interpretation of Futures are multiple tomorrows :-)

I read through the book in about 2 days, but it can be read in one sitting if you have the time. As some of the other commenters have stated, this book will not teach you how to trade. However I would not trade without reading this book first. Richard Waldron has done a wonderful job in explaining something as complex as futures trading to the person of average intelligence like myself.The Hillary Clinton chapter is worth reading, he states how he was not a Hillary Clinton fan, but after researching her 1000 to 100k in cattle futures he sees that the media was trying to smear her. She did nothing illegal.

I like how this was written. Basic but good and he kept me entertained. I would definitely recommend reading for newbies

great book.really good for anyone who doesn't know much about commodities! the author really takes the time to break things down and makes it very easy to understand.this book should be the standard!!

after reading the book i decided i would keep it to refer back to for trading of commodity futures contracts, which are the basis of market trading.

exceptionally bad e-book format. just plain text. almost no formatting & no chapters to jump to.content is ok, but most of what you will find, you can easily learn yourself on wikipedia.

The formatting is horrible. Looks like it's all in bold. Sentences are broken up onto different lines. Not even worth the free download.

Received as promised. Good Seller.

Very much recommended! If what you're looking for is futures from scratch, this is it! The reading flows, the contents are informative yet entertaining.