How to roll futures contracts to avoid delivery.

Sign up for a demo of the DeCarley Trader platform by clicking here: https://decarleytrading.com/free-offers/free-futures-and-options-paper-trading-account-platform-demo Sign up for a trial of our commodity trading newsletters here: https://decarleytrading.com/free-offers/the-decarley-perspective/subscribe-the-decarley-perspective The DeCarley Trader futures and options trading platform offers traders several simple ways to roll futures contracts. Rolling from one futures contract expiration to another is a fancy way of saying exiting one position and entering the same position in a different contract month. This can be done by using the liquidate feature in any window or widget and then entering a new order with the next contract month. Or you can use a futures calendar spread to roll futures contracts on a single ticket price in the spread difference. 00:00 What is rolling a futures contract? 00:45 Use the DeCarley Trader home page to offset one position and enter another (roll). 01:50 Using the Futures Spreads page to enter a calendar spread that can roll your position. 02:30 Using the futures spread matrix to find the correct calendar spread symbol. 03:10 Reading the information in the spread matrix 04:15 Buying or selling calendar spreads and confirming you are doing the right thing. 05:44 Comparing two methods of futures rolling. 07:00 Another example of rolling using various order entry methods on the DeCarley Trader 10:35 Free trading platform demo