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
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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
Another Ponzi Scheme
Broken Record I’ve said it all before. The following press release can be found here ... the funds in an account that would trade in securities futures contracts, including S&P 500 stock index futures. According to the complaint, despite the impressive and consistent returns he reported [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 03:37:41
The Coming Regulatory Revolution
As participants in the banking, futures, securities and insurance industries know, traditional US administrative procedure is cumbersome, ... . Nor will the CFTC assure that futures markets operate in an orderly fashion, letting the private National Futures Association do it alone. State banking and insurance regulators are out, a new [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 14:14:06
Financial Foundation Group - Assisting the United States Marine Corps AND Needy Children all in One Day
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Financial Foundation Group, also known as FFG, is excited to have been a big contributor to the " ... with securing their financial futures, but I am also a father and BIG supporter of our armed services ... , Inc. (ISI), member FINRA, SIPC. ISI, is a national full service Broker/Dealer offering investment [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 13:28:46
What Is The Future Of Securities Regulation? Some Guiding Principles
What a difference a year makes. This year we begin with a new administration about to take over, a new nominee for SEC Chairwoman and repeated calls for reform and more regulation. Bills are pending in Congress that might dramatically reshape the regulatory landscape [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 02:17:39
Bush’s Legacy? Endless Excuses; No Accountability
Language remains the hiding ground of excuses.There was something pathologically skewed about the presidents press conference today; ... , that if he landed in Baton Rouge, he would have been criticized for diverting security. Future presidents [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 02:03:03
Who is Behind the Financial Meltdown? by Michel Chossudovsky
on current Dandelion Salad by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, October 11, ... . There are several instruments including futures, options, index funds, derivative securities, etc. used ... Stearns was in part due to short selling. Short selling has also been used extensively in currency [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 01:47:33
Congrats to Mary Schapiro, SEC Chair Nominee
US President-elect Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Mary Schapiro as Chair of the Securities and Exchange ... Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Before that, Schapiro served for six years as a Commissioner ... Commission. We at GW Law School, from which Ms. Schaprio graduated in 1980, are delighted. We wish [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 17:16:36
Everything reduced: sales in full flow after the high street's worst Christmas for years
The battle for shoppers' cash moves to the winter clearance sales today as retailers slash prices yet again to shift stock - with yesterday's ... was immediately bought by private equity group Epic. The "pre-pack" deal secures the jobs and the future ... have maximum cash and minimum stock. Analyst Freddie George at broker Seymour Pierce said: "It's [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 00:00:25
Financial Foundation Group Assists the United States Marine Corps and Needy Children all in One Day
TAMPA, Fla. — The Financial Foundation Group, also known as FFG, ... the campaign is conducted. “I do not only enjoy helping my clients with securing their financial futures ... , is a national full service Broker/Dealer offering investment, retirement and insurance products [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 22:16:43
Probe starts on directors of CITIC Pacific
CITIC Pacific Ltd, predicting US$2.4 billion of losses from currency derivatives, said the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission is investigating its chairman and managing ... directors are not aware of any material adverse change in the financial or trading position of the group [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 10:21:34
Tampa’s Financial Foundation Group Assists the US Marine Corps and Needy Kids all in One Day
TAMPA, Fla. — The Financial Foundation Group, also known as FFG, ... the campaign is conducted. “I do not only enjoy helping my clients with securing their financial futures ... , is a national full service Broker/Dealer offering investment, retirement and insurance products [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 20:37:12
What if it's all a Ponzi scheme -- more
Earlier, I grew depressed thinking that the reason all that bailout money wasn't helping right the economy was that the whole thing was a vast Ponzi ... this one is smaller.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil charges against a Pennsylvania man accused of running a $50 million Ponzi scheme [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 18:47:00
Making Money With Google Adsense Is Easier Than You Think
This site is specifically designed for those who don’t want to waste time searching for ‘the best solution’ to earn money online ... Ambulance Billing Secure Loans Uk Online Future Broker Dwi Attorney You might want to use ... : ConsolidationLoan Consolidation CollegeBank Of America Endowment Purchase Online Student Loan Consolidation Pop [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 19:02:21
Why bailing out AIG might be a good bet
Australian money manager John Hempton offers the clearest explanation of AIG's predicament that I've seen: The core business – the US Domestic Broker Group (DBG) is the best diversified primary insurance ... the present value of future commitments to Social Security and Medicare and yada yada yada). But it could [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 13:44:57
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
UK: Muslim Workers Sue Because Firm Transferred Jewish Clients to Non-Muslim Colleagues....
Because Muslims worldwide are so tolerant and understanding of Jews..... Two Muslim women who worked as brokers in the City of London have accused their former employer ... discrimination, against broker Tradition Securities & Futures at the opening of the employment tribunal [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 13:49:46
Futures Trading News as of 7/10/08
Derivatives and futures trading goes online (The Nation - Thailand’s English news) Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) subsidiary settrade.com, in cooperation with South Korean broker Daishin Securities Co Ltd, will launch ... Futures Exchange (TFEX) begins online trading in SET 50 Index futures. Speculators become largest [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 16:53:07
ForexGen | Euro / US Dollar Breaks Out of Range, Aims Higher
The Euro raced higher against the US Dollar in early New York trading hours as forex markets fell in with a rebound in risk appetite fueled by the ... technical analysis tools. ForexGen Trading platforms are stable, secure and characterized ... and US index futures sharply higher just before the opening bell on Wall St, while forex traders [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 10:57:13
Why the African Leadership Prize matters
Why the African Leadership Prize matters Tue, 10/21/2008 - 12: ... fortunes came from commodity wealth, skimmed gracefully off the state budget), Ibrahim did ... it to me like this: In a continent where so many are poor, when you see the chance to secure a financial future, you take [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 16:57:32
Earning A 6 Figure Income With Google Adsense Is Not So Far Fetched
Earning A 6 Figure Income With Google Adsense Is Not So Far Fetched This site is specifically created for those who don't want to waste time ... Tree Acorn Stair Lifts Ambulance Billing Secure Loans Uk Online Future Broker Dwi Attorney ... searching for 'the best solution' to earn money online. I therefore decided to teach [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 07:15:01
DVD: Moontide (1942) What a singularly odd movie. Where to begin? Let’s get the plot out of the way. Itinerant wharf rat Bobo (Jean Gabin) ... to secure his own future. The story of the movie, full of almosts and near-misses, is far [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 01:25:14
Mammonite du jour: Alexandre Mouradian
The mainstream press was mostly up in arms on Wednesday at the thought of Alexandre Mouradian, a 38-year-old London broker awarding himself a £1.32m bonus, and then suing when his employer, Tradition Securities and Futures, shortchanged him to the tune of £92,571. 'My £1.3m bonus just isn't enough':... [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 08:42:16
Fannie, Freddie, and Indy
Fannie, Freddie, and Indy July 12th, 2008 by BRIDGET MAGNUS No, this is not Indiana Jones fan fiction ... that had been pulled together into securities backed by the future payments. But when the housing bubble burst [more...]
Date: 2008-07-12 18:03:59
The Truth part 5: Reform plans from McCain
REFORMING WASHINGTON TO REGAIN THE TRUST OF TAXPAYERS Wasteful spending in +Washington++has gone from irresponsible to indefensible ... our civil service system to promote accountability and good performance in our federal workforce ... Programs For The 21st Century Reform Social Security: John McCain will fight to save the future [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 19:50:01
Cheney lies, Obama is wrong, Paul gets it right
While Vice President Dick Cheney uses his final days to tell lies:During an interview Thursday with The Associated Press in his West Wing office, ... the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission into a super-regulator [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 02:53:00
Managing the Business Risk of Fraud...
Operational Risk Management is in full swing at distressed institutions as the TARP funds continue to flow to these needy corporations ... of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Gil Soffer, associate deputy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 10:04:00
SWA's Gary Kelly named finalist for 2008 MarketWatch CEO of the Year
Storm clouds gather, but Southwest CEO has a plan With a head for numbers and strategy, ... crushed by a 54% price jump, fuel contracts secured in the futures markets helped save Southwest [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 20:35:43
401(k)’s and IRA’s Are For Suckers
401(k)’s and IRA’s Are For Suckers This is a Devil's Advocate post ... community has made investing in the stock market as a means of security your financial future a part [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 11:36:06
Obama picks signal tighter market oversight
[ President-elect Barack Obama, right, announces more members to his economic team, left to right, Securities Exchange Commission chairman- designate, Mary Schapiro, Commodities Futures Trading Commission chairman-designate Gary Gensler and Federal Reserve Board of Governors- designate Daniel [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 00:49:42
Obama takeover augurs financial regulator shakeup
By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress will take over the government this month with big ... and chiefs for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 23:44:40
Joseph S. Forte : Despicable, Greedy Bastard
Uhh huh. You knew it was only a matter of time given the greed factor in this area ... of this latest Ponzi scheme.The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 20:17:00
SIPC: Lehman To Be Liquidated
How did this little gem slip by unnoticed? Tomorrow at 4PM, Lehman is to be liquidated ... of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... in connection with a proposed sale of the business of the broker-dealer to Barclays Capital Inc. A hearing [more...]
Date: 2008-09-19 05:00:00
From Clueless Cox to Something Else Schapiro: Meet the Future SEC Chairman
Christopher Cox may in retrospect look like an Aristotelian fountain of wisdom, ... of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission. She is currently a director of Kraft Foods Inc. Her stint at the CFTC during the Clinton [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 02:47:58
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
Networks Ignore Bush Speech on Domestic Policy
President George W. Bush delivered an address on domestic policy issues as the conservative think tank, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), while President-elect Barack Obama named his picks for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Reserve Board and Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — all the major networks [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 18:06:15
Stack of Lame Gift Cards after Christmas? Trade and Sell ‘em on the Internet
Christmas has come and gone. You probably already used up all your good gift cards to take advantage of post-Christmas sales ... have the option of throwing your undesired Chili’s gift cards up on eBay too. But again, you’ll lose ... BestBuy gift card futures as we speak. If you’re looking for a more secure investment than gift [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 18:20:52
Sources: Obama taps GOP lawmaker, senior regulator
... a nongovernment regulatory group for securities firms, is also a former head of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and former member of the SEC. She has been appointed to government posts [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 02:08:05
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
Bombay Stock Exchange gets SEBI nod for currency derivatives
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has received “in-principle approval” from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ... Committee on Exchange Traded Currency Futures, released by the Reserve Bank of India and SEBI May 29 ... currency futures contracts facilitate easy access, increased transparency, efficient price discovery [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 07:29:46
Should Mary Schapiro save the SEC or shut it down?
Mary Schapiro, reported to be the President-elect's choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, ... . She's been chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She's currently CEO of the Financial [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 04:05:40
some Opening Comments October 16 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities are slumping in overseas trading in response to a rebound in US equities futures which indicates at this time ( ... on the Long Bond is up 4 basis points to 4.23 percent. The 2 year/10 year spread is a basis point [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 10:02:25
iBonds Update
Here is an article about iBonds, which are inflation-protected securities that you can buy from the US Government online that are fully guaranteed. iBonds right now are yielding over 5% because of higher inflation; this could always change in the future. Read more if you are interested. Recently I have been writing about investing in secure [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 01:12:45
Perspective- We Ain’t Got It.
Obama’s presser: I am fierce advocate for equality for gay and—well, let me start by talking about my own views ... of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, to serve as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He appointed former Treasury official Gary Gensler to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 18:26:05
Obama Appoints Mary Schapiro
Barack Obama has named Financial Industry Regulatory Authority chief executive Mary Schapiro as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Schapiro is a former SEC commissioner who also headed the commodity futures trading commission and is now the head of Finra, which inspects U.S. brokerage firms, writes rules for those selling [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 17:47:01
Opening Comments October 9 2008
Prices of Treasury securities registered bifurcated results in the overnight trading session ... percent to 1.50 percent. Trading in the futures markets indicates that US stocks will open with sharp ... yesterday and only alluded to it there. When the trading day begins I will develop some follow [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 10:54:23
If Mary Schapiro’s the answer. . .
...it was probably a stupid question ... . Schapiro took the NASD-R’s money after putting in 15 months as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; before that she was, from 1988-1993, a member of the US Securities and Exchange [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 05:27:02
Permalink | THURSDAY NEWS UPDATE. GOP CONGRESSMAN TO BE TRANSPORTATION SECY; BROWNBACK ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT (AGAIN) ... -- previously served as Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair during the Clinton Administration. Also ... . Obama will also name Mary Schapiro as new Securities & Exchange Commission Chairwoman [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 04:53:33
Crisis Yields Turnabout by SEC Chair
In a speech Wednesday at the Practising Law Institute’s program on securities regulation, the historically arch-conservative, ... Services Regulatory Reform. 2. Merging the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission “with a clear ... , including by Treasury, although Mr. Cox again signals an urgency and muscularity that differs [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 22:25:15
