Resources & Further Reading
Every flashcard and guide on MicroFutures is built from primary sources — exchange contract specifications and regulator rule text, not secondhand summaries. Those sources are listed below so you can verify any fact yourself, alongside a short list of books worth owning.
Recommended books
Four books that cover the ground these flashcards drill — mechanics, fundamentals, technicals, and the psychology that decides outcomes.
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A Trader’s First Book on Commodities — Carley Garner
The most accessible on-ramp for new futures traders — order types, margin, and contract mechanics in plain English.
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A Complete Guide to the Futures Market — Jack D. Schwager
The reference text on futures fundamentals, technicals, spreads, and options on futures. Dense, but authoritative.
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Trading in the Zone — Mark Douglas
The classic on trading psychology and probabilistic thinking — why discipline, not prediction, separates outcomes.
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Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets — John J. Murphy
The standard desk reference for chart reading, indicators, and intermarket analysis across futures and equities.
Official references
Free, authoritative primary sources. These are where the facts in the flashcard deck and the long-form guides come from. Specs and margin numbers change — confirm against these before sizing any position.
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The exchange's own hub for the micro contract family — specs, education, and product launches straight from the source.
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Official contract specifications for the four micros — tick size, tick value, multiplier, trading hours, and last-trading-day rules.
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The federal futures regulator's plain-language consumer education. Neutral — no product to sell.
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The rule text behind the 2026 Pattern Day Trader elimination and the margin requirements that replaced the $25k threshold.
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The federal source on the Section 1256 60/40 tax treatment that applies to qualifying futures. Not tax advice — consult a CPA.
How we cite
Every card in the study deck can carry a source link back to the references above, and every long-form guide ends with the primary documents it draws on. The goal is simple: you should never have to take our word for a number — trace it to the exchange or the regulator and confirm it yourself.