Individual investors are trying their hand at futures and options trading in ever greater numbers. Trading 101 is written specifically for these investing newcomers. It not only explains market jargon and trading basics--what is a put? what is a call?--but also guides readers through the how-to's of day-to-day futures and options trading. This guide is the first place novice traders will turn to for answers to questions such as: How do I place a trade?, What do I say?, How do I select a broker?, and What do I tell them when I open my account?. This book supplies exactly the information that novices and individual investors need to get started in futures and options trading.