What are Hedge Funds
In the securities world, the term "Hedge Fund" does not necessarily imply any use of "hedging" as commonly understood; for example where commodity traders use options to "hedge" a commodity position. Presently, in the securities world the term "hedge fund" refers to any type of Private Investment Company operating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 22:27:00
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Tips for Improving your Investing
Many investors -- especially beginning investors -- want tips for improving their investing. There are a lot of tools out there ( ... strategies. However, Stock Trading To Go has some very basic and active things you can do in order ... as funds, bonds, currencies, options, commodities, futures and other opportunities might [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 19:38:01
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
The oil-major prop desks cometh
Proprietary trading (Wikipedia): The term used in investment banking to describe when the firm's traders actively trade stocks, bonds, options, commodities, or other items with its own money as opposed to its customers' money, so as to make a profit for itself. Not so easy anymore says former Sempra Metals-economist turned Reuters columnist [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 09:21:39
"More Speculation about Those Oil Speculators"
A Washington Post article claiming that one firm, Vitrol, "at one point in July,.. ... , and so on. If light sweet alone, are we talking about just futures, or futures plus options? Or is Cho ... in commodity prices. Jim Hamilton throws cold water on this idea. He has other objections to the article [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 07:24:00
Stock Market Dictionary - D
DFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a new issue, such as the result of a reverse split ... commodity, futures, and options markets are allowed to rise or fall in a day. Exchanges usually impose ... in the context of stocks to refer to the date trading begins on a new stock issued to the public.Date [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00
Introducing GalaTime 5L Virtual Portfolios
I’ve been mulling over some new initiative in the area of portfolio management for retail investors in India ... . Q: Is this an investment / trading game? Is this an online tool that allows me to track ... ; these include - stocks, stock & index futures & options, ETFs, commodity futures &amp [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 14:18:04
Will Mary Schapiro Lead a Merger of the SEC and CFTC?
With startling revelations (yesterday and today) ... , with the CFTC, created in 1974 to regulate commodities futures and options markets. Schapiro’s service ... might be her stint as the chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission during the Clinton [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 14:15:49
Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion
Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion December 7th, ... platform where traders can deal in stocks, options, futures, commodities and corporate bonds across two ... in an advance release of its Monday edition. Trading would based in New York, while derivatives would remain [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 20:51:02
A personal letter from Satan to Henry Paulson
January 6, 2009 — Stefan Fobes A Personal Letter from Satan to Henry Paulson3.31 ... of all financial instruments and assets at the close of the trading day, as is currently done with commodities futures and stock options the banning of “off balance sheet” accounting the banning of offshore [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 16:38:26
Virtual job finder
As the economic gloom wears on, jobs are becoming precious commodities ... to companies’, and an option for employers and job seekers to interact online or through video chat [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:41:30
The Shortest Investment Book Ever by James O’Donnell
... in commodities or buying options and futures, but for 99% of individuals that stuff won’t matter [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 11:30:02
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
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
Trading Options: Short Term Power Moves
trading options has many advantages over other investment vehicles ... Strangle.Option contracts also provide traders with an enormous amount of leverage. In the US, 1 option ... of 1,000 times the underlying stock or commodity. Our Newsletter Services are backed by years [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 05:01:16
The Woman Who Could Have Prevented This Financial Mess Was Silenced by Greenspan, Rubin and Summers
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com. Posted October 11, 2008 ... of, Brooksley Born, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — a federal agency that regulates options and futures trading — was the oracle whose warnings about the dangerous boom in derivatives [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 15:13:00
OTC Derivative Growth Since 1998
As the world financial markets head into complete meltdown, it is worth taking a moment to look back to see where much of this began ... are meant to monetize risk of default. Futures contracts, options, swaps, and many others allow one party ... for interest rate contracts, commodity contracts, and credit default swaps. Though commodity [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 20:14:31
Need an Inauguration Hotel? BlackHistoryTours.com has your Room
In the days following President Elect Barack Obama’s historic election, the overwhelming demand for accommodation space and transportation options were a much needed, pre ... . “Hotel rooms are a perishable commodity,” Eric Alboher, Founder & CEO of BlackHistoryTours.com [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:43:03
Disclose Your Third Party Relationships – Or Someone Else Will
Several weeks ago, there was another reminder of the need for transparency when enlisting third party advocates to deliver corporate messages ... . Trust and credibility are the most valuable commodities that a pharmaceutical company ... to educate the public about legitimate treatment options will be better recieved, even by skeptical [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 20:12:09
Oil dip
Crude oil prices have fallen to about $67 a barrel from their record summer highs of about $146, as concerns of slowing economies filter into the commodities market. But, even with that drop ... are looking at WTI crude oil options -- where the number of implied vol for OTM puts is trading at much [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 06:57:01
The Fed "Beige Book": Bedtime Reading For The Demented And Depressed
The Federal Reserve's most recent "beige book" is enough to frighten even the hearty and the brave ... of weak growth and price pressures that limit policy-makers' options." The "beige book" is a Rosetta ... in the price of fuel or commodities are really about to get much better or if hope has triumphed over [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 09:30:37
Riding the Chesapeake Waves
Chesapeake As major commodities have been hammered in the quest to unwind losing positions, commodity-related companies have also taken a big hit ... to heavy volatility in the options market of late. Equity derivatives strategist Sveinn Palsson ... than an established S&P 500 component.” Trading in options has been heavy, with activity both in put [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 16:07:01
Open Thread
Open Thread By NB Staff | June 11, 2008 - 09:55 ET For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: oil and gas prices ... ? Amongst such supply options as ANWR, shale, off-shore, etc., should we also be considering commodities [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 13:55:46
We Like It Here?
Living in Minnesota is not easy. The winters are nasty, brutish, and long. Summer days are a rare commodity and summer nights are oft spoiled by ravenous mosquitoes ... and carefully analyze our options and make prudent decisions based on what we thought best. In politics [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:18:12
Mini Forex Trading: Lesser Stakes, Greater Possibilities
Forex trading is one of the most viable options for someone who’s looking at bigger possibilities, ... , a trader can trade in a commodity more than the money available in his account. Say with a $250 deposit ... , you get to enjoy free trading platform and benefits that regular forex traders get to enjoy. These would [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 12:49:38
The Second Deep Thought for a Monday
Migraine is more controllable than the financial situation right now: U.S ... in four years, after bank bailouts in Europe widened and commodities producers slid on concern ... points for its biggest loss since October 1987. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 22:11:37
Foreign Currency Trading
Managers, pp. 291-299, which can be accessed through the House Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill Homepage ... currency (forex) trading scams.The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) made clear ... -exchange trading of foreign currency futures and options contracts with retail customers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 19:18:00
Schaeffer and Connors: Two Veteran Perspectives on the VIX
While I wait to see if the VIX might find a new floor in the 30-35 range, I notice that two veteran VIX aficionados, ... options strategist outlines several of the factors that are influencing his recent thinking on the VIX ... commodities vs. financials) VIX relative to SPX historical volatility (20 day HV) David Penn, Editor [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 17:20:58
International Forecaster December 2008 (#6) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More
By: Bob Chapman Sunday, 21 December 2008 US MARKETS When, in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, ... derivatives market with the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, an opaque market, which ... destroying it. They were drawing out huge salaries, stock options, bonuses, golden parachutes, fees [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 17:31:27
Tuesday links: cash on the sidelines
There is a lot of cash on the sidelines. (Bloomberg.com) “Confidence is a fragile commodity.” (FT.com) ... demonstrable edge is just one of the three components that comprise any good trading system.” (Condor Options ... of index volatility.” (Daily Options Report) High yield bond spreads have come in…a little bit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 19:16:38
Monday links: return of arbitrage
We want to encourage all of our readers to check out first poll/book giveaway ... individual commodities. (FT Alphaville) The gold-silver ratio is out of whack. (Crossing Wall ... and More also Daily Options Report) Will we see the “return of arbitrage” in 2009? (Infectious [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 17:51:50
IFE inc. - COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR CTA - FOREIGN INTRODUCING BROKER FIB - Home
The International Future Exchange, Futures and options online trading, systems trading, managed futures, discount trading, simulated trading, free re 1 Vote(s) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 01:04:30
In 2009, Big Media to Continue Losing to Pirates
Image via Wikipedia Unless someone makes a very bold move, ... s a commodity item out there on the market and the vendor, for no particular reason, neglects to make ... of options, none of which were official options provided by the NFL. What I found was a site [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 15:15:56
US stocks rebound as leaders scramble to save $700 bn bailout
US stock futures rebounded as President George W. Bush Tuesday assured the nation, amid growing signs of a sliding economy, ... are exploring several options for new approaches, but it appears likely that the new legislation ... . Exports are softening. Agricultural and other commodity prices are slipping." Lawmakers "now need [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 05:21:05
Silver Gets Spiked!
Traders enjoy the leverage that can be obtained using futures and options; however, I would like to bring to your attention the ability for you to invest with commodity-like leverage without as much risk. You see, many mining companies are similar to ... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 17:32:29
Did the Dow Save Sarah Connor, Knight Rider?
Last week, we brought you the news that “Terminator: ... executives to “play it safe” and stay with known commodities. “Most years there would ... frustration from advertisers when shows get pulled too quickly, but if advertisers exercise their options [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 23:00:15
Motorola unveils recyclable phone, boosts volatility as demand for call options surges
Today’s tickers: MOT, RIO, ICE, ERTS & CHK MOT – Motorola Inc ... do Rio Doce - ADRs. – Much optimism surrounded commodity and emerging market theories Tuesday ... stronger U.S. dollar, which is usually commodity price bearish, emerging market currencies including [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:16:32
Abdullah & Sabah... from Kepala Batas to Kepala Sakit
According to Malaysian Insider... Abdullah, who has claimed the no-confidence vote is due to SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee's personal greed, has limited political options to act against the SAPP, apart from sacking them from BN. Already ... hikes on fuel, food and other commodities. Seconder was MP for Muar. The motion calls on the House [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 06:53:30
Wednesday links: quant comedown
Is trading against the trend worth the risk? (MarketSci Blog) What now for quants? (Market Movers) The VIX was never all that accurate. ( ... . (Daily Options Report) One attempt at a lazy, ETF-heavy, retirement portfolio. (Infectious Greed ... market? (Bespoke) What effect has the commodity index re-balancing had on the markets [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:53:19
Sachs: "Simplistic Free-Market Optimism is Misplaced"
Jeff Sachs says this time it's different: Saving Resources to Save Growth, by Jeffrey D ... in the past, so that demand for key commodities and energy inputs is also vastly larger. Third, we have already used up many of the low-cost options that were once available. Low-cost oil is rapidly [more...]
Date: 2008-06-29 18:25:00
The Energy-Stock Chasm
In the wake of the shuttering of Ospraie Management’s largest fund Tuesday, ... positions on commodities futures and long ones on resource equities — a bet that didn’t work out, because those stocks continued to decline. “The options pricing implies that these stocks are not done [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 19:01:57
Market Monopoly
A bonus Friday afternoon guest post via Macro Man -- a portfolio manager at a London-based hedge fund, he trades global currencies, equities, fixed income, and commodities. Over a long and varied career, Macro Man has been an international economist, a sell-side currency strategist, and a currency options market-maker. His amusing Friday [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 18:30:00
Social safety net in tatters...
If you want a shocking picture picture of how healthcare costs and retirement costs are affecting city (and corporate budgets) ... , lobbying, marketing, CEO salaries and profit-taking - $1.4 billion stock options to former UnitedHealth CEO ... everyone else as a “pre-existing condition.” “Market-driven” health care treats health as a commodity [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 16:02:00
Option Greek In The Market
by Walter Fox Trading which is a practice dating way back in time involved the exchange of commodities by two or more people, ... their money, a market was created for stock brokers, trading methods, and helpers. Trading software was thus introduced to the share trading market. This software has been numerously tried and tested [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 18:44:18
Over-dependence on derivatives hit AIG
The US financial tsunami has washed out giant investment banks of the US and has led to many commercial banks being bought over or nationalised ... to speculate on the future price of commodities or shares - without buying the underlying investment ... , the inaccuracy of which may not be exposed for many years. Derivatives like futures, options and [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 10:29:14
Friday morning links
TOP STORIES Citigroup eyes options, including merger - Reuters Treasuries Fall, Eroding Biggest Weekly Gain Since 1987 Crash - Bloomberg Why oil rich Sheiks are turning to Gold - Commodity Online How deep a recession? - Christian Science Monitor US global dominance 'set [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 14:12:40
Oil Is Rising, But Volume Is Low
Carolyn Cui has this report on what’s happening in the oil market ... ,” said Raymond Carbone, president of Paramount Options Inc. When oil surged $11 on June 6th ... be hesitant to build positions since it’s a Friday, said Victor Sperandeo, a veteran commodities [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 16:05:05
This Week In Securities Litigation (November 21, 2008)
In securities litigation this week, there were two significant circuit court cases ... . In private litigation, a derivative suit based on option backdating was dismissed for lack of standing ... , as the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 04:56:16
Yet Another Reason to Vote Against John McCain
The Progress Report The McCain Economic Council : Looking at the members of McCain's " ... , he was behind the Commodity Futures Modernization Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The former made ... severance package, which, with another $21 million in options, brought her $42 million [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 18:30:02
The Government Wants Your Opinion on Prediction-Markets Regulation
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is soliciting public comment on the regulatory treatment of event (prediction) ... to that enjoyed by established futures and options exchanges. Aside from the obvious libertarian argument [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 22:26:38
