McCain Aide Created 'Enron Loophole'

Editor's Note: On Wednesday evening, Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's "Countdown," reported the findings of a "Countdown investigation" ... its proposed regulation of energy futures trading, a market that was famously abused when Enron ... into the Commodities Futures Modernization Act that exempted from regulation energy trading on electronic [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 14:00:00

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They Just Fade Away

No, not Old Soldiers, but those who soldier in the pits–the futures trading pits.  In a couple of weeks, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange will close its floor. Less than 15 years ago, electronic trading had made its first inroads into the futures business, but the conventional [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 16:37:12

McCain was for the Enron loophole before he was against it

The McCain campaign is pushing back hard against Barack Obama's proposal to close the so-called "Enron loophole," ... prices. The loophole permits unregulated energy futures trading in electronic markets and is likely ... , health, and education departments. Given the omnibus nature of the legislation, I probably wouldn't [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 21:58:53

In the loophole

By Kate Sheppard On Sunday, Barack Obama promised to end unregulated oil speculation and close the "Enron loophole," ... that was included in the Commodities Futures Modernization Act in 2000 that exempted energy trading on electronic platforms from regulation. Democrats say that the measure was added to the bill by former Sen. Phil [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 17:58:38

CME Group: Long Call Spread Idea (pfblogs.org)

Daniel Jones submits:CME Group (CME) operates self-regulatory futures exchanges, CME, NYMEX and CBOT ... facilities consist of its CME Globex electronic trading platform and open outcry trading floors, as well ... . The company offers an array of products available across various asset classes, including futures [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 12:36:26

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

Crude Oil Declines as Traders View Year-End Gains as Excessive

By Grant Smith and Christian Schmollinger Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) ... , the first annual decline since 2001 and the biggest drop since futures trading started in 1983 ... , to $41.05 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $42.28 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:32:18

Technical Problems Halt Electronic Trading at CME

Howard Packowitz reports: Trading on CME Group Inc ... technical problem. The announcement was made to traders on the CME Group’s trading floor and later ... rate products, including Treasury and Eurodollar futures. However, a notice e-mailed to customers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:23:40

CFD Report Australia- Find a Broker

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry ... are now mostly online and use electronic platforms, which makes the trading routine a lot faster. CFDs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:00:09

Oil falls below $54 as US demand outlook worsens

Markets in the United States are closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday, but electronic trading on the Nymex continues ... from a low of $52.62 earlier in the session. Investors tend to increase their holdings in commodities ... cents to $53.21 on the ICE Futures exchange. Prices have hovered just above three-year lows [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 13:01:00

CFD Broker Australia- Find A Broker

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry ... are now mostly online and use electronic platforms, which makes the trading routine a lot faster. CFDs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:52:59

BEST CFD BROKER- CFD Trading Rules

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry ... are now mostly online and use electronic platforms, which makes the trading routine a lot faster. CFDs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:43:49

OIL NEWS * USA - Oil dips as traders weigh demand signs, Gaza clash

New York,NY,USA -The Associated Press/The Trucker, by PABLO GORONDI-7 Jan 2009: ... , sweet crude for February delivery was down 20 cents to $48.38 a barrel in electronic trading on the New ... cents to $50.70 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange...(Oil prices have risen 43 percent since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:09:00

CFD Trading- Contracts for Difference

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry ... are now mostly online and use electronic platforms, which makes the trading routine a lot faster. CFDs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:54:04

Volume in Futures and the Stock Market

My approach to trading is based on the objective evaluation of the "Energies" in the markets ... in every trade - for example, you can't use volume to trade the spot Forex market since it doesn't ... in electronic format for home study (previously only taught in my live seminars). Please leave [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:29:08

Oil Prices Hit Eight-Week Low

Oil prices fell to an eight-month low below $90 a barrel Monday on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic ... was down $4.03 to $89.85 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier ... $3.64 to $86.61 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. Oil prices have tumbled nearly 40 percent [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 12:40:31

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