The above new list of top-markets has changed to a degree since we last checked market liquidity a few years ago. At that time the top-10 futures markets were these; E-Mini S&P (GLBX), 10-Year T-Notes (CBOT), Crude Oil (NYMEX), T-Bonds (CBOT). Ultra T-Bond (CBOT), 5 Year T-Notes (CBOT), Euro FX (CME), E-Mini Nasdaq-100 (GLBX), Gold (COMEX), Natural Gas (NYMEX). The markets were ranked based on futures liquidity, with the best liquidity futures being the #-1 ranked E-Mini-S&P.

A more manageable size, lower margin, reduced risk and diversified 8-market portfolio which we personally like (and our trading systems prefer) ranked in order of best liquidity consists of these markets: E-Mini S&P-500, 10-Year Notes (CBOT=10), Crude Oil (NYMX=1), Ultra T-Bonds (CBOT=2), Gold (COMEX=4), Corn (CBOT=5), Soybeans (CBOT=3) and the lowest liquidity (but still qualifies as a recommended market) Live Cattle (CME=4) .

In addition, we are now suggesting you trade a relatively new exciting Cryptocurrency Market (recommended portfolio, market #9) Micro Bitcoin Futures (CME-GLBX Symbol MBT). Micro Bitcoin entails far less risk vs a full-size Bitcoin Futures contract (see latest Bitcoin price below) because it's 1/50th its size. Both volume and liquidity looks good.

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Of course, financial markets have different short-term and long-term price ranges, price volatility, contract sizes and tick values. That results in somewhat mixed P&L results based on one single contract being traded.

Therefore, to level the playing field an estimated number of contracts to trade are shown (next to exchange name above) to achieve approximately equal dollar profit.

The P&L equalizing number of contracts is based on the maximum possible price change seen over past few years vs contract values. For example, trading 1 Crude Oil (NYMX=1) contract per signal, is comparable in profits and losses incurred over time vs trading 5 contracts of Corn (CBOT=5) for each trade entry signal.

As a side-note, some of the more difficult futures markets to trade with typical lower liquidity, combined with potential erratic price behavior and subsequent higher risk trading are Coffee, Sugar, Orange Juice, Cotton, Platinum, Chinese Yuan (and several other currencies), Silver and Heating Oil. P.S. That's a more or less subjective list based to a degree on the Editor's opinion.

More about trading fx currencies; Forex futures robot testing web-sites have been testing robot after robot to find one which really works. As far as we know, upon their testing not even one automated forex robot has ever been found which actually worked in real-time trading (without the benefit of 20-20 hindsight) for traders looking for ways to successfully trade currency markets.

We have now come to a conclusion none of the forex robots really work or perform consistently on their own. It seems most don’t do much more than sooner or later wiping out your account balance.