I like the added benefit of trading multiple months for the same products AND trading different time frames. For example, eCorn has 10 separate tradable months as far out as December 2009. Is this a wonderful country or what?!!!
Corn is an excellent place for a new trader to start. Moves slow, few whipsaws, tight Bid/Ask spread so it is always easy to get out if you are wrong. Soybeans on the other hand . . .