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

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Black Friday? By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 10/10/08 “ICH” Panic has spread to stock markets around the world ... for the banking system, has turned into a global stampede. Shares fell sharply across Europe and Asia for fifth ... of U.S. equities in just one trading day. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, the “fear [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 22:42:40

Panic Recedes, Leaving Just Anxiety

VIX For a period of several weeks trading in the options market reflected a combination of near-term panic and long-range anxiety ... Board Options Exchange Volatility index, or VIX, has been steadily declining in the last few weeks, after hitting a closing peak of 80.86 on November 20. While VIX futures have also been falling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 11:38:00

Trend Indicator

Why are some traders more successful than others? There are probably as many answers as there are traders out there ... as options and futures are concerned. In options trading your biggest enemy by far is time ... on the long run.The same rule applies to any short-term oriented trader. The Global Futures Trend Index [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:04:00

“The World’s Largest Hedge Fund is a Fraud”

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - It just keeps getting worse for the SEC ... . But when he tried to replicate Madoff’s supposed strategy (trading a mix of stocks and stock-index options [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 16:50:54

S&P/Case-Shiller Certificate Issued.... In Germany

The German exchanges Xetra and EUWAX have listed a security called "Open End Index Certificate on the S& ... be as an offer to buy or sell any futures contract, or security or option or other derivative instrument. Trading of all such futures, securities, options and other derivative instruments entails significant risk [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 19:24:29

Weekly Watchlist 12/22

Weekly Watchlist 12/22 Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 09:20AM by Registered Commenter Option Addict | Comments Loading... Prepare to put things into cruise control this week. Holiday trading is not known for its speed or excitement. However, it should be known that index futures are trading slightly higher [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:20:41

Weekly Watchlist 12/15

Weekly Watchlist 12/15 Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 08:42PM by Registered Commenter Option Addict | Comments ... . Index futures are slightly higher tonight heading into tomorrows session. Asia has put together some strong gains overnight and crude oil is trading with a 5 handle. Both should help give the market [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 03:42:45

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

Getting ahead with your trading in 2009

Dear trader and blog reader, One of the things I have always enjoyed is sharing what I know with others ... Mercantile Exchange in Chicago, Index and Options Market(IOM) Chicago, New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) and The London Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE). Adam is the author of “Right on the Money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 10:00:34

Carbon Trading Index Rebounds in December

The accompanying table includes 19 companies in the ETF Innovators ... . With the launch of AirShares Carbon Fund (ASO) in mid-December, investors have another option ... Coal Futures (NYMEX: QL) declined by about 8% in the past month and 56% over the past six months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 22:02:21

Weekly Watchlist 01/12

Weekly Watchlist 01/12 Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 07:42AM by Option Addict | Loading.. ... to be day trading, don't forget Monday's pivot points: Mini Dow /YM R2 8835 R1 8682 PP 8597 S1 8444 ... continuation overnight in the index futures, look for the market to open up lower near trend support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:42:18

Option players bet on extended gains in DryShips

Technorati Tags: Baltic Dry Index,Baltic Dry Indices,Ship Chartering,Shipchartering,Voyage Fixtures,Time Charter Fixtures,Panamax,Capesize,Handymax, ... may be returning, said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group ... . DryShips shares rose 8.79 percent to $16.46 on the Nasdaq in late trade. The stock earlier hit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:02:00

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

Wednesday (Jan 7th): Nifty pullback will continue further; going LONG is better option now.

Nifty on Tuesday: 3112 (Spot) Market had turned volatile on Tuesday due to lack to direction and as traders were cautious ahead of IIP data and ... . Strategies for Trading:-Nifty LONG/Call holders should continue to hold as long as Nifty is above ... beginning of earnings season next week. India's benchmark stock index futures on Tuesday ended [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:08:18

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