Futures Trading
Futures Trading Written by Gracie De Guzman in Saturday, October 11th 2008 under Uncategorized Leave your reply Are you interested in futures trading? Well, in order to succeed in this business you have to learn commodity trading plans, whether [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 02:22:36
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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
Volume trading
Hello everyone, I'm trading futures, mostly GC. I have a question. Does someone who trade also futures uses some software to track market volume? I mean the software such as Bloomberg or something.. I'd like to find people on this board who trade using volumes. I think together we could spread our thoughts to each other to make trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 22:36:04
Return of the Sonar
Haven't run the Volatility Sonar much lately, mainly because......well, volatility got kind of draggy ... of interest happened a couple days ago, buyer of 20,000 Feb. 55 calls. Remember they trade off Feb. futures, and Feb. futures traded at a premium to "cash" VIX, so they were not as far out of the money [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 12:11:00
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
Your New Year’s Trading Resolutions
Happy New Year to all. It is that infamous time to make resolutions — and more importantly keep them right? ... to finally achieve the results you’ve been working so hard for in your forex trading, futures trading ... points ($1,010/contract) Crude Oil Futures: 14 Wins - 4 Losses +2.68 ($2,680/contract) EURUSD Forex [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 18:47:20
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 gas legislation we pass
By Kate Sheppard The House of Representatives took up a triumvirate of environment and energy-related bills today, ... Futures Trading Commission to exert tougher oversight of the oil futures markets. In a 402-19 vote ... or unreasonable fluctuations" in energy futures prices and trading activities that "prevent [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 00:13:20
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
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
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
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
Thinkorswim, The Best Broker
by Walter Fox There was a time when people have not been relaxed credit financial institutions because of its stringent conditions ... , its customers around the world. They are well-known consultants in the field of futures and options trading ... and found stock option trading and currency trading to be very fruitful. More people jumped into the fray [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 09:09:37
Morning News Dump
I hope y'all got a good night sleep, cause today is going to be a busy day. Here's a quick snap of what happened why you were slumbering: Futures trading: Dow off 375 ... Street's Week (WSJ) ~~~ Intrade now has futures trading where you can bet on what US Bank will fail [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 09:55:42
Managed Futures Shine in 2008 Massacre
Managed futures funds or Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ... , trade over 100 highly liquid global futures contracts, including stock indexes, bond indexes ... compared to a 15.6% gain for the CSFB/Tremont Managed Futures Index. Only dedicated short-sellers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 19:38:44
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
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
"Futures Prices Determine Physical Oil Prices"
It's gratifying when someone takes on a topic I had wanted to address and does a better job than I could have ... that trading in oil futures can't really influence the price of physical oil because it doesn't ... of futures trading. Even better, they should be required to explain in detail how it is that investors [more...]
Date: 2008-07-04 02:09:30
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
Common Questions About Currency Trading
Although forex is the largest financial market in the world, it is relatively unfamiliar terrain to retail traders ... from other markets?Unlike the trading of stocks, futures or options, currency trading does not take ... .Until the popularization of internet trading a few years ago, FX was primarily the domain of large [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 21:21:00
IB programmes in the Forex market
ForexGen IB programme is a great opportunity for both individuals and companies to receive commission for introducing their customers or contacts to ... services and training · Insurance companies · Successful traders on FOREX, stock, futures markets · Trading rooms · Investment or trading clubs · Stock brokerage or trading companies · Money managers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 20:32:00
Investment Bankers = Carbon Traders: Entrusted With Earth's Future?
financial trading desk cap and trade photo Trust In The Speculator Class Eroded We've all read about the world's financial system collapsing, ... the dynamic of the US Presidential election: all triggered by "derivatives" trading schemes enabled ... people that caused the banking system melt down - promoting and utilizing unregulated systems [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 15:28:01
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
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
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
“Peluang bisnis “Spot Indeks” di era krisis global
Company Profile PT. Maxgain International Futures was established on 24 May 2000 based on Notary Deed No ... has anticipated the development of the futures trading industry in Indonesia by enhancing its human resources development with qualified management which is supported by experienced advisors in futures trading [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 00:53:01
Peluang Bisnis “SPORT INDEX” yang menguntungkan di era krisis global
Company Profile PT. Maxgain International Futures was established on 24 May 2000 based on Notary Deed No ... has anticipated the development of the futures trading industry in Indonesia by enhancing its human resources development with qualified management which is supported by experienced advisors in futures trading [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 14:59:58
Morning News
Morning News Posted by James O'Rourke on June 25, 2008 From the Washington Post: Sen ... that protects some trading in energy futures from federal oversight, his advisers said. “I think everyone ... Furman, are to ensure that U.S. energy futures cannot be traded in offshore, unregulated markets [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 15:16:18
Clearinghouses Volumes To Fall, S&P Says. What Does This Mean For BM&FBovespa?
Standard and Poor's said in a report released Jan. 9 that the global exchange and clearinghouse industry will experience a downturn in volumes and ... billion reais in November (a total of 5.54 million trades,) compared with 122.54 billion reais traded ... by about half from the 13.77 million traded in October. Currency futures traded 4.95 million [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 12:26:19
Futures new years resolution + levels and Economic reports for Dec. 31st
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Worth reading from our weekly newsletter and written by a Cannon Broker: Futures Traders New Years Resolution by Mack B. Stevens, Senior Broker, Cannon Trading Trading futures is an alluring [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:03:00
Oil rises towards $40 on Israel-Hamas violence
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Wall Street was set to begin the final three days of 2008 trading with a modest gain, ... futures were all modestly higher. Trading was expected to be quiet, with many market participants ... 2% and Paris and Frankfurt up more than 1% in morning trading. Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Tokyo's [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 09:37:57
Auto bailout fails. What a mess.
The deal died in the Senate, so Wall Street's likely to take a dive.The failure of Senate talks on a $14 billion deal to rescue the U.S ... Yasutoshi Nagai, chief economist at Daiwa Securities SMBC in Tokyo. U.S. stock futures were lower in screen trade with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 320 points; spreadbetting firms in Europe [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 00:09:45
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
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
Some Opening Comments June 27 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities are registering small mixed changes in overnight trading ... trading. Current futures market prices (it is 623AM on the beautiful South Shore of Long Island ... percent.The 2 year/10 year spread is flatter by 4 basis points and trades around 134 basis points [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 10:51:21
Kungfutrader.com Portfolio positions
Each week, we will update current positions indicated by our proprietary trend following system for the futures markets and our Ultimate Stock ... Trading System. Positions as of Friday in the futures may be seen in the accompanying spreadsheet. At this point in time, due to continued bearish conditions in the stock market, there are no ... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 01:47:55
Crude Oil Contango, And Not A Tanker To Be Found
Crude oil is currently in contango as futures are trading at a significant premium to spot prices (see WSJ article). As of yesterday's close, spot prices were around $43 a barrel as May futures were trading near $50 a barrel. Unfortunately, to profit from the difference, you need to store the crude somewhere, yet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:52:52
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
Getting a Head Start
I sometimes trade futures on Sunday evenings after the markets open at 6:00 pm. EST. Usually, it's a fast trade to get a head start on the week. This was mostly a technical trade of the S&P Emini futures last night with NRIBs (NR7 ... tumble in Europe and Asia overnight and U.S. index futures retreat as bank bailouts accelerated [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 00:31:59
Quality Registered Institution
In the United States, forex brokers should be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ... . ForexGen offers a free trial Forex demo account that allows you to test your skills and practice without ... , no swaps and instant account Activation.2. Scandinavian quality with Swiss precision, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 17:41:00
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
US Home Price Securities - Getting Closer To Launch
MarketWatch is reporting that MacroShares Housing Depositor LLC today filed an amended prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to ... expressed herein are those of the author, and no statement should be as an offer to buy or sell any futures contract, or security or option or other derivative instrument. Trading of all such futures [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 14:41:58
Other Markets (2)
Most of these exchanges operate on basically the same principle as the stock exchanges, ... of futures, for example, is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rather than ... , today’s computers and dedicated financial media are so broad that information on any [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 08:43:51
Obama to name SEC nominee Thursday, sources say
From Brianna Keilar, Ed Henry and Jessica Yellin CNN CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) ... Futures Trading Commission and Dan Tarullo to fill one of the vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board ... as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 1994 during the Clinton Administration [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 14:33:15
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
Managed Futures Shine in 2008 Massacre
Managed futures funds or Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) ... % gain for the CSFB/Tremont Managed Futures Index. Only dedicated short-sellers have outpaced CTAs ... as margins collapse and assets nosedive. It’s a different story altogether for managed futures this year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 15:14:05
Crude Oil Industry Headline News
"Crude Oil Up But Seesaws On Gaza, Russia, Dollar"U.S ... forward curve of futures contracts traded on the New York....Complete Story"Iran Says OPEC to Hold ... . crude oil futures edged upbut trading seesawed on Monday as a stronger dollar brought prices down [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 16:14:00
Jet Fuel – To Hedge or Not to Hedge? (Part 2)
This article is taken from the Trader's Journal magazine (May 2008 issue) The Author, Ron Schelling, is an independent trader in The Netherlands with over 30 years in aviation, of which 20 years experience trading Forex, futures arbitrage trading and jet fuel hedging [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 16:01:12
OptionsXpress Aug. trading volume dips
(AP) — OptionsXpress Holdings Inc., a provider of online options and futures trading, said Wednesday daily trading volume slipped in August, but client assets rose during the month. Retail daily average revenue trades fell 14 percent from August 2007 to 30,700. Retail trading volume was 19 ... [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 15:48:00
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
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