Futures vs Stocks, What's Actually Better for Day Trading

Futures or stocks for day trading? Craig Bewick of CME breaks down the real differences and why more retail traders are adding futures. A big driver is sizing, on top of the e-mini and micro there is now an even smaller nano contract, right-sized for the individual. The index futures give you the most direct exposure to a move like this week's tech selloff, and because they trade nearly around the clock, you can react to an overnight earnings gap. 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 Preaching the gospel of futures 00:40 Why retail interest keeps growing 01:10 Right-sizing, the new nano contract 01:50 Futures vs stocks for day trading 02:40 The most popular index contracts 03:30 The most direct exposure to tech 04:20 Trading around earnings season 05:10 Reacting to an overnight gap 06:00 Using futures to hedge a position 07:00 Single stock futures on the way #tastylive #fiveminutefutures #craigbewick #cme #futures #daytrading #nanofutures #nasdaqfutures #optionstrading #stockmarket tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.