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I like holding onto positions for a long time so I bought an index futures contract expiring at the end of December, but my analyst said I shouldn’t be doing this and should open a shorter (as in closer to expire) position instead. He told me that trading volume decreases the further it gets from expiration. But I don’t see the issue with this as I’m still trading the same thing. He told me the position can be manipulated but I still struggle to understand. Can someone explain?

I’m trying to break into ER. I found it to be a really cool job and I’m genuinely interested in the field. Though I’m concerned about the effectiveness of the role, especially forecasting. And I want someone to confirm whether or not ER is an useful career. I also have concerns of quants as they seem to be doing everything ER can but better.

It’s a bit unrelated but I also just saw Claude AI launching financial agents. Has anyone had a chance to use it? Is it a career stealing or career embracing update?

It’s a game on Steam that apparently teaches you Python. Has anyone played it? Is it useful? Are there any other games?