7- Cash Only The business should be cash only. No money is tied up, or lost,in accounts receivable, and bad debts.

8- Free of Government Regulations No business will ever be 100% free of all government regulations,but these should be kept minimal.

9- Portable The ideal business should be easy to relocate, and can be operated from anywhere in world.

10- Intellectual Satisfaction It must be a business that challenges your intellect in order to provide self-satisfaction.

11- Free Time The ideal business should allow you to have lots of free time for other interests that are important to you.

12- Unlimited Income Your income is not limited to your direct output. In other words, you work less...but earn more.

13- Easy to Learn The ideal home business should be one that is fairly easy for an ordinary person to learn, no matter what their age, or level of education.

So far I have found only one business that fits above criteria, and that is trading futures markets.

This is because as a futures contract rises or falls, unit price is magnified by degree of leverage.

Let’s look at an example to help clarify this.

A futures trader buys one (1) contract for Corn at an entry price of $2.00, and later sells that contract at an exit price of $2.10. This represents a return of 83%.

Here’s how it works: 1 contract of corn represents 5000 bushels. The entry price was $2.00, which is $2.00 a bushel, making total contract worth $10,000.00.

Let’s say margin requirement for corn is $600.00. So, for $600.00 you are controlling one corn contract worth $10,000.00.

The contract was sold for $2.10, for a total contract value of $10,500.00, which means that trader has made a profit, before commission, of $500.00.

So trader has basically invested $600.00 and has made a return on that investment of $500.00. The return on investment of $500, divided by margin of $600 = an 83% return on that investment.

This trader has made a profit of $500.00,less commissions, and of course, still has margin amount of $600.00,.

Leverage is a two-edged sword. It can create tremendous gains or losses, so must be used wisely.

6) Transaction costs

Transaction costs in futures markets are small compared to most other markets. Commissions are usually $50.00 or less to buy and sell a contract which can easily have an underlying value of $50,000.00 or more.

7) Variety.

Futures markets provide a tremendous variety of investment opportunities. There are traditional markets like grains, metals and food. There are financial futures markets that trade contracts on all sorts of interest rates, stock indices, and currencies. Then there are energy futures markets that provide opportunities in crude oil, natural gas, heating oil, and gasoline.

The incredible variety of futures contracts allows traders to take trading positions for nearly any opinion one can have about developments in markets.

8) The Ultimate Home Business.

Can you think of any other business where you have an opportunity to earn unlimited income, spend more quality time with your family, have more free time for your other interests, and live lifestyle you want?

A home business where:

·Returns of 200%, and more, are very common, and those returns are often made within a few days.

·It doesn't require a big outlay of cash to get started. (One trader, who became legendary, started with about $400.00 and turned that into about $20,000,000.00. yes, that is twenty million dollars).

·As you can see from above point, your profit potential is virtually unlimited.

·Your income is not limited to your personal output. You do not have to work harder or longer to make more money.

·You are in full control of your business. You make all of decisions, and answer to no one.

·There's no marketing or advertising expenses (in any other business these are major expenses).

·Your business is global in scope.

·This is a cash business; you don't have to worry about any credit terms.

·Your business is recession proof, so it doesn't matter what economy is doing.

·You don't have to worry about payrolls, employee benefits, absenteeism, or any staffing related problems, because your business does not need employees.

·Because there are no employees you do not have any labor costs, which are usually a very substantial expense in any organization.

·Your start-up costs are up to you.

·Running your commodity trading business doesn't take up much of your time so you can have ample free time for your family and other interests.

·Your overhead expenses are low.

·You determine how much time to spend on your business. You can start small and grow at your own pace.

·Your business can be operated from just about anywhere in world.

·Your business involves products that are in constant demand by people and businesses all over world, yet you do not handle these products. Therefore, you won't have to worry about selling anything, storing inventory, or having merchandise returned.

·There are no customer complaints, or outstanding accounts to try to collect, because your business does not need customers.

·Your business has nothing to do with Multi Level Marketing, or Network Marketing. You do not have to try and recruit others, then help them to recruit others, and so on, and so on. There's no down-line or up-line to worry about.

·Your business satisfies your intellectual (and often emotional) needs, as well as your financial needs. There's nothing like being fascinated with what you're doing. When that happens you're not working, you're having fun.

Futures markets represent a wide and diverse cross section of global economy. This diversification and energetic nature of futures speculation make these markets attractive to many investors, whether they want to diversify their holdings or, are seeking a higher risk/return investment.

All serious investors should allocate some portion of their portfolio to futures trading.

Rob Hall is a successful futures trader, President & CEO of his own trading firm, and international author. His books on learning to trade futures markets are distributed through Sumas International Sales Ltd. View them at http://www.futuresopps.com/Commodities.htm