var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "Learn to trade by practicing in a real-world, real-time simulated trading environment. We offer one week of free simulated trading on our professional trading platform, where you can see for yourself what it is like to trade futures, options on futures and exchange-traded spreads. Available products include the most popular equity, interest rate, FX, agricultural, metals and energy futures contracts on CME Globex.

Today’s traders view more than just order entry screens. They also watch live, real-time quotes to keep in constant touch with the markets. To augment your simulated trading, and help you learn how our markets flow, take advantage of our free two-week trial of CME E-quotes. You’ll get data directly from the source - CME Group.

What are the steps involved in trading futures and options to protect your bottom line? Our hedging simulation program will walk you through them so you can see how it all works. You can play the role of buyer or seller and learn how to use a combination of futures and options to manage your business risk."; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }