If I were forced to give a one word arguement for futures trading, it would be this: flexibility. Futures trading is not a Holy Grail area of the market where you money begins to rain down from the sky; however, it is an area of the financial markets that give a whole lot of flexibility. This flexibilty can be explained via three reasons on why you should at least consider learning more. No worries. I'll give you some practical tips that you can use to both begin to learn about futures and enter into their world in a very risk friendly way! Let's get to it!