Commodity Futures Trading Is Glamorous But Not For Average Investor

Trading Commodities for a living is not what it seems ... trading commodity futures contracts. There’s a well known saying amongst commodity traders: “It’s really easy to make a small fortune trading commodities… You just have to start with a large fortune!” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 21:08:04

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Commodity trading book - There are two ways the short seller can provide the stock.

The less likely is to buy back in the same day, so that the shares he acquires can be endorsed over to the person to whom, earlier, he sold ... of the brokerage house itself. For expert in-depth information on all aspects of Make Money Trading Commodity, visit Commodity Trading Software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 23:00:08

Commodity futures trading - Income means cash dividends.

Capital appreciation means an increase in the market price of a stock. Safety means maximum insurance against loss of the funds invested ... held. For expert in-depth information on all aspects of Make Money Trading Commodity, visit Commodity Trading Software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:00:07

How to trade commodities?

In my last post, I discussed how commodities have became more and more traded by both institutional and individual investors ... to set up such accounts though, especially through discount brokers such as Interactive Brokers ... much only done through futures. Now of course, it’s still possible to trade commodities doing [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 10:00:14

Tom Harkin set to put some of Humpty Dumpty back together.

Credit default swaps, heralded by Phil Gramm as a necessary and innovative new way in which risk can be passed off onto unwary suckers (paraphrase) ... jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Committee ... . In forcing them to be traded this way, it would grant the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 00:25:02

Nikkei to Cash, Gold Bearish

Sheesh. Hope you survived the week in one piece! We're just 100 points on the S&P 500 from the Oct. 2002 low of 777. Amazing ... by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (See my "How It Works" page for details.) Trading new signals ... , derivatives, Black Swans, market timing, trading system development, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 20:33:00

Veteran regulator Mary Schapiro tapped to lead SEC - MarketWatch

Obama picks Mary Schapiro for SEC chief -Former Goldman Sachs official Gensler to head CFTC By Ronald D. Orol, MarketWatch Last update: 2:27 p.m ... and former Treasury undersecretary Gary Gensler to run the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, which regulates trading in the commodities markets. 'Financial regulatory reform will be a top priority [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 21:04:20

Who let the oil market be manipulated?

For anyone who believes that speculation by energy traders explains at least a portion of the run-up in oil prices, the announcement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating oil market ... some commodity trading exchanges to operate without oversight while others must report what's going [more...]

Date: 2008-05-30 15:51:47

Oil speculation bigger than we knew

by Frank James For the past few months as oil-futures prices were breaking records with a barrel of oil topping out around $150, ... ' influence. Last month, the main U.S. regulator of commodities trading, the Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 20:09:58

Commodity options trading - By 1946, however, conditions had changed.

The postwar boom was beginning. Money was plentiful, goods were scarce, and the inflationary pressures were building ... of Forex Commodity Trading Forex Online, visit Commodity Trading Systems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 07:00:07

Worth

Lawrence Solomon at the National Post describes the market for a new kind of value: carbon ... and getting bigger. Europe’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the world’s largest trading exchange ... commodities that until recently were nowhere traded. Europe’s carbon trading markets are slated [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 04:48:21

Commodity trading software - Various proportions are used in different funds, of course, depending on the type of investor and his needs, and the bank's policy calls for using the plan as a guide, but not as an inflexible rule to be followed under all circumstances.

The bank's clients, many of whom have had the formula thoroughly explained to them, are very happy with it”and with its results ... of Make Money Trading Commodity, visit Commodity Trading Software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:00:07

MCX gets nod to begin stock exchange operations

After launching carbon trading and currency futures, the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ... , has spot and futures trading in 60 commodities with a focus on energy basket and metals. It launched ... Nations mandate. This can be sold either immediately or through a futures market, just like any other [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 06:17:49

Introducing ... Treasury Secretary Phil Gramm?

David Corn has the goods on Phil Gramm's role in facilitating Wall Street's woes in Mother Jones ... , this was a Gramm family affair. In 1992, Wendy Gramm, then chairwoman of the Commodity Futures Trading ... Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which not only sweepingly exempted all energy trading carried [more...]

Date: 2008-05-29 21:52:03

THE ONION CONUNDRUM

Before the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission starts scrutinizing the role that speculators may have played in driving up fuel and food prices, investigators may want to take a look at price swings a commodity not in today's news: onions, says Fortune magazine.Onions are the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 13:14:56

Maryland’s Gensler finds a spot in Obama administration

Some Marylanders’ names have been tossed around as possibilities for posts in the Obama administration (i.e. former Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and Dr ... as his pick to head up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The CFTC oversees $5 trillion in futures and options trading — oil and other commodities prices have been hot-button issues there this year [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 18:11:06

Oil Scapegoat Update: CFTC Finally Finds Some Evil Speculators!

The Netherlands is known more for its bucolic landscapes, dotted with windmills and tulip beds, than for its connection to energy markets. But that's where the Commodities Futures Trading ... the CFTC launched its probe into irregularities in energy markets. FT: The Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 18:13:00

Flip That House - Houses Were Traded Like Commodities

Commodities are items of value and uniform quality produced in large quantities and sold in an open market ... to do with making money in the transaction. In a commodities or securities market, rallies unsupported ... one of the world’s largest and most highly leveraged commodity markets: residential real estate. Commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:20:10

Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot

After looking at equity sectors earlier, below we highlight our trading range charts for ten major commodities. The green shading represents two standard deviations above and below the commodity's 50-day moving average. Currently, the only commodity that isn't trading at or below oversold territory is gold [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 14:16:55

MORE BUSH? TAKE McCAIN-- A CHANGE FROM BUSH'S FAILED AGENDA? BARACK'S THE ONLY CHOICE

Yes, my son, Dick here will keep you on the straight and narrow when it comes to that boring economic crap A few days ago I had the misfortune to ... -- energy speculation. Etheridge's proposal allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to hire 100 employees and grant the CFTC more authority over the trading of U.S. energy commodities on overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 12:45:00

Have YOU bought your carbon credits?

Image via WikipediaI'm trying my best to understand the process of "carbon credits".What is a carbon credit? ... " is now just another commodity to be traded on the stock exchange. We all know that trading of commodities is a highly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 07:00:00

Obama Hates Oil Speculators, Hearts Ethanol

Bloomberg reports that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is proposing new rules to increase government interven... err... oversight in energy markets. He wants to "require the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate trading in energy futures contracts and direct the commission to investigate ways [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 16:04:51

Managed Futures Funds Gain in Popularity and Performance

Excellent article from MarketWatch.  Of course to us it’s just preaching to the choir ... of negative performance. Managed Futures funds (also referred to as Commodity Trading Advisors or CTAs ... , commodity futures and currency markets. Managers who have done well to- date this quarter have generally [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 23:09:12

Oil Nears $100 — On the Way Down.

For a time, it looked as if the next round number of significance for oil was $200 a barrel, but unless something quite spectacular occurs, ... Consumers started to change their habits a bit,” says Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global. David Aleman, senior trade analyst with Grand Central Trading Co. in Newport Beach, Calif., [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 16:13:40

Oil Speculators. WP: Regulators had long classified a private Swiss energy conglomerate called Vitol as a trader that primarily helped industrial firms that needed oil to run their businesses. But when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... of fuel. Even more surprising to the commodities markets was the massive size of Vitol's portfolio [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 13:45:50

Bloomberg: Soros and Citadel Building up Coal Stakes

I'm still a fan of coal - this is why as I've dumped much of my global growth/commodity plays as hedge funds collapse - I've keep fertilizer and coal ... new buildings. But that is sense, and the market does not use sense - it's all pack trading and every commodity is either bad, or good. Program trading does not seem to discern between coffee, copper [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 17:57:50

foreign currency scam

UPDATE:  On May 22, 2008, the Congress passed H.R. 6124, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (also known as “the Farm Bill”) ... a sharp rise in foreign currency (forex) trading scams. The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 ... trading authority and operate pools with respect to retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:15:07

BL TS system has done well in Commodity Trading

To rescue US economy, FOMC has cut interest rate from 6% to 0.25%, not much ammunition left ... switched from stock investment to forex and commodity trading at the start of 2008. Here ... ? If you have not, then learn that stock investment does not do well in all economy environment. I think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 01:26:53

DC’s Cosa Nostra

Judah Freed of examiner.com writes~ “Obama last week tapped Mary Schapiro to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ... Gensler to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Instability in the commodities markets ... financial advisor to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Gensler has not yet shown to critics [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 06:54:25

Gustav Goes, Not With a Bang, But a Whimper

As it relates to the energy markets, Gustav wasn’t much more than a light breeze ... . 26, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The large speculators ... was off $4.49 a barrel to $110.97 a barrel in electronic trading, and other energy commodities were [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 13:27:46

FACTBOX: Major U.S. financial oversight agencies face reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Obama administration looks likely to shake up the federal agencies that regulate the U.S ... auditors. About 3,500 employees. Formed in 1934. * Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Oversees commodity and financial futures. About 490 employees. Formed in 1974. (Reporting by Kevin Drawbaugh [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:44:40

How To Profit From Online Commodity Trading

Commodity futures have many advantages as an investment compared to other investment types such as bonds, real estate, or stocks ... . Combine that with the lower commissions assigned to commodities over futures and you’ve got a win [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:35:57

GATA Meets with CFTC

Bill Murphy, chairman of GATA (Gold Anti Trust Action Committee) ... of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, this news hit the tape: “Obama to appoint Gary Gensler to lead Commodities Futures Trading Commission — AP.” Gensler is a former undersecretary [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:02:43

Flawed system

Stories by HILARY CHIEW Activists are calling for a re-examination of the capitalist system to overcome the social and economic ills of the world ... are traded in the futures markets where investors do not buy or sell a physical commodity like rice or crude ... about 60% of the wheat traded on the global commodity markets. So lucrative is this business [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 23:15:00

Closing Enron Loophole Would Drop Oil Prices 25% - 50% Overnight

The way Republicans tell it, the minute we start drilling off the coasts of California, Florida and elsewhere, the price of gas will go down ... for the Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC), the government board that oversees commodities markets: “Yes ... follows.) The Enron Loophole is the nickname for a provision written into the [more...]

Date: 2008-06-22 18:55:04

Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot

Below we highlight our trading range charts of ten major commodities.  The green shading represents two standard deviations above and below the commodity's 50-day moving average.  As shown, oil continues its epic collapse along with most other commodities.  Natural [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 21:01:01

The case for oil price speculation improves

U.C. San Diego economist Jim Hamilton has long argued that fundamental forces of supply and demand explain oil prices better than "speculation ... by David Cho, "A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading." Hamilton closed his dissection ... recently deemed by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to be more of a speculator than [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 16:28:48

Forex Trading, Making Money,

by Singapore Trading Report The legendary commodities trader Ed Seykota, who turned $5,000 into $15 million over a period of 12 years, ... success of any trader’s trading plan. Looking for that Great Forex Broker He told his class they were ... was teaching a course in technical trading to a college class many years ago when he decided [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 10:05:41

Remember $50 a Barrel Oil? It Has Returned.

Remember $50 a Barrel Oil? It Has Returned. Posted by David Gaffen ... , falling to one-third of that price in recent trading. Scott Magnuson, commodity trading advisor at MF Global, says oil could eventually settle into a trading range in the $45 to $50 area, but to date [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:03:47

Flawed system

11 November, 2008 General News/Issues   Source TheStar Tuesday November 11, ... trading on the world stock exchanges. These commodities are traded in the futures markets where ... changes. Hedge funds and other speculative investment funds control about 60% of the wheat traded [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 05:15:24

options in media buying - is it possible?

(I have just been reading a lot of Seth Godin's blogs - and as always, I am getting inspired by his entries ... , earning the airline a processing fee each time, and enriching those that want to start trading this expiring commodity. I have not mastered the art of options-trading - but I think his idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:44:27

Trade Watch: Further Confirmation of Slowdown in Container Shipments

We've taken an interest in shipping as an indicator of international trade ... have confirmed a falloff in trade, such as plunging commodity prices, factory closures and even declining ... up this week, but many brokers urged considerable caution in seeing this as a harbinger of change [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 08:16:40

Morgan Stanley eyes to own Brazilian ethanol plant

Sao Paulo, July 10 (IANS) US investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has said it wants to expand its presence in the alternative fuel industry from ... through its commodities trading desk, EFE reported Thursday quoting business website Valor Online ... trading to production and is negotiating to buy stake of a planned sugarcane-based ethanol plant [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 11:39:10

CBOT Limits Ag Receipts Held by Non-Grain Companies to Improve Performance of Hedging

In response to pressure over the last year, the CBOT has responded to requests from its regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ... are the parameters below:Commodity - LimitCorn shipping certificates - 600*Soybean shipping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:59:00

Learn About Commodity Trading

Have you ever heard investors mention speculating in futures of the commodity market and wondered what it they are talking about? While most of us are familiar with investing in stocks, commodities can be an interesting way to have your money make money for you. But first, you might ask what is a commodity? commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:43:07

How To Get Started In Forex Trading

The foreign exchange market (FOREX) offers several advantages to investors. But you need to know where to begin ... such as banks. A reputable broker will be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as protection against duping and abusive trade practices. Open [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 21:00:04

NYT's Krugman: Speculators schmeculators - demand is pushing oil higher, not traders

Filed under: International markets, Commodities, OilOne of the major economic debates on Main Street and in Washington concerns the influence of ... -- driven it higher than a level the commodity would trade at if the price were based solely on supply ... a commodity's price can rise a great deal, without the influence of speculators. His evidence: iron [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 17:34:00

CFD Trading Australia

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... ) can be traded on equities (shares), index trades, FOREX and commodities. Contracts for difference allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:06:34

Safe Harbor for Prediction Markets?

As everyone who has read The Wisdom of the Crowds knows, prediction markets are excellent predictors of future events like elections ... Professor John McGinnis reports, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is recognizing the benefits ... , exempting them from cumbersome financial trading laws. As McGinnis argues, creating such an exception would [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 19:29:49

Dow Directions 12/22/08

Dow Directions 12/22/08 December 23rd, 2008 by Uncle Mike Another wild day on Wall Street ... in the comming weeks. Technorati Profile Relevant Tags:candlesticks, day trading, futures, market directions, mechanical trading, momentum oscillators, moving averages, online trading, stocks and commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:49:19

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