NYSE Euronext picks up 5 percent in MCX

largest commodity derivatives exchange, the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), through its affiliate Euronext NV, it announced late Tuesday night ... business, entered a licensing agreement July 31 2006 for MCX to use Liffe futures prices, enabling the Indian entity to list domestic ‘mini’ futures contracts for Robusta coffee based on Liffe futures [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 09:35:21

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Indian Commodity Market

India's rapid economic growth has witnessed lot of changes and developments in each sector of the economy ... and profitable investment avenue for Indian as well as foreign investors is commodities market. My dear readers ... , plantation crops, sugar and other soft commodities. The commodity exchange or market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 18:36:00

Reliance Money picks up stake in commodity exchange

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) has become the first large business group to enter the commodity space by acquiring a 10 percent stake in the ... national commodity derivatives exchanges, with a good presence in the black pepper, rubber and raw jute futures trading. Bandyopadhyay, who was inducted in the NMCE board this year, believes this [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 05:05:34

US subsidiaries of chemical firm LyondellBasell file bankruptcy

US subsidiaries of chemical firm LyondellBasell file bankruptcy New York/Rotterdam - US subsidiaries of Dutch-based chemical producer ... » Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 6 January 2009 » Frankfurt Stock Exchange ... on Tuesday announced the biggest changes in the history of its iTunes online media store, saying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:34:10

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

Gold and Economic Freedom by Alan Greenspan

This article originally appeared in a newsletter: The Objectivist published in 1966 and was reprinted in Ayn Rand’s Capitalism: ... . It is that commodity which serves as a medium of exchange, is universally acceptable to all participants ... of such a commodity is a precondition of a division of labor economy. If men did not have some commodity [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 20:15:53

A General Intro To Carbon Credits

Carbon credits can be sold for as much as any SUV-driving, gas-guzzling citizen with a desire to green their life is willing to pay ... commodities. Trading takes place on the Chicago Climate Exchange, which employs brokers known ... as a brokered commodity. Carbon credits create a market for reducing greenhouse gas emissions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:00:30

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

India Halts Trading of Stocks, Bonds, Rupee on Mumbai Attacks

BLOOMBERG - Chen Shiyin and Pooja Thakur Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) ... commandos battled to free hostages held by gunmen at two luxury hotels. S&P CNX Nifty Index futures ... and National Stock Exchange were shut, along with bond, foreign exchange, commodities and money [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 02:58:22

5L Virtual Portfolio: Short India Cements

During 2008, I posted a bunch of articles on why I was bearish on real estate in India - especially residential 2/3 BHK apartments in Tier I and II ... , there are no cement futures traded on any commodity exchange in India. There are also no sector-specific ... dropped from their peaks in India, while most other commodities have tanked - locally & [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:39:57

Have YOU bought your carbon credits?

Image via WikipediaI'm trying my best to understand the process of "carbon credits".What is a carbon credit? ... " is now just another commodity to be traded on the stock exchange. We all know that trading of commodities is a highly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 07:00:00

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

Democratic Energy Bill Defeated; Republicans Show Some Stones

—Gabriel Malor Harry Reid's attempt to interfere in the commodities exchanges failed this morning along mostly partisan lines. Democrats are blaming high gasoline prices on "excessive" speculation in oil and gas futures. This is typical of Democrats, who would rather blame hedge funds (framed as "fat cats", but who serve [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:45:08

Obama’s Plan To Address Energy Trading

This is one way to bring some sanity back to the price of oil, ... some energy traders from regulations that govern other exchange-traded commodities. Democrats call this “ ... years. Speculators also had purchased enough corn futures to fuel the entire U.S. ethanol production [more...]

Date: 2008-06-22 18:56:50

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

Japan stocks up on car bailout hopes - Summary

Japan stocks up on car bailout hopes - Summary Tokyo - Japanese stocks closed stronger on Thursday after losing ground earlier in the day as ... , Democrats back car rescue - Update » Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 10 December ... sharing sexy pictures online Survey: High-tech flirting has teens sharing sexy pictures online San [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 07:12:10

Worth

Lawrence Solomon at the National Post describes the market for a new kind of value: carbon ... and getting bigger. Europe’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the world’s largest trading exchange ... commodities that until recently were nowhere traded. Europe’s carbon trading markets are slated [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 04:48:21

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

More Top Economic Appointees

More Top Economic Appointees By Helene Cooper CHICAGO—President-elect Barack Obama is naming two former Clinton administration economic ... to Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... and Exchange Commission, at a press conference in Chicago Thursday morning. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:52:17

Where are Commodity Prices Headed Next?

Want to predict commodity price movements? According to this research, the exchange rates for Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, ... ), (ii) the Commodity Agricultural Raw Materials Index (including timber, cotton, wool, rubber [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 07:24:00

Gold, the solution to high commodity prices

If policy makers were astute, they would quickly seize on the obvious solution to today's soaring commodity prices that are causing so much pain and ... , corn, and other goods on commodities futures exchanges that really weren't set up to handle the sort [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 14:21:00

Market Mayhem Watch: Fear and Greed

Guido can't resist and is now actively trading once again in financial markets, attracted by the blood on the streets of New York and London ... to financial futures, foreign exchange and commodities rather than individual stocks. Have an aversion [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 08:29:41

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

CME Owners Bracing For Earnings (CME)

CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. The futures and commodities exchange giant estimates (from First Call) are $3.98 EPS and $644.3 million in revenues. Exchanges and financial companies do not offer guidance, but next quarter [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:47:34

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

Flawed system

11 November, 2008 General News/Issues   Source TheStar Tuesday November 11, ... trading on the world stock exchanges. These commodities are traded in the futures markets where ... changes. Hedge funds and other speculative investment funds control about 60% of the wheat traded [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 05:15:24

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

FOREX Trading Advantages

by singapore trader reports get you ever given some thought to trading FX, which is also known as currency, forex, or foreign exchange? ... , indices and commodities globally.CFDs (Contracts For Differences) are one of the worlds’ fastest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:41:49

FOREX Trading Advantages

by singapore trader reports get you ever given some thought to trading FX, which is also known as currency, forex, or foreign exchange? ... , indices and commodities globally.CFDs (Contracts For Differences) are one of the worlds’ fastest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:40:06

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

Obama to name SEC nominee Thursday, sources say

From Brianna Keilar, Ed Henry and Jessica Yellin CNN CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) ... . She is a former SEC commissioner and served as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... and Exchange Commission at a news conference Thursday, according to a senior Democratic official [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:38:34

Traditional Forex Brokers Vs Online Broker

These days, day traders opt for online trading because of its trending nature. There a number of benefits of trading Forex online ... timely financial news, information, real-time quotes, charts etc. Coupled with the elimination ... Exchange, Commodities, etc. Source [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 01:00:48

Indians Regain Appetite for Silver

The massive correction in silver brings back Indian buyers ... of key festivals, Dhanteras and Diwali, next week. On the continuation charts of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), silver futures MSVc1 were at 17,541 rupees per kg, close to a 13-month low [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 22:03:00

Why Investing in CDs Won’t Help You Recover From the Stock Market Crash

I recently read that the money mavens in Washington have officially certified that our country is in a true recession ... more in line with Chase after the kickoff of the New Year. With the stock exchange and commodities markets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:58:31

Don’t Get Fleeced by Fuel Prices This Winter; Try Fuelstart

This post is part of Mashable’s Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials ... , as well as quotes from the commodity exchanges. What’s the alternative to Fuelstart? Finding local [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 22:38:16

Give me the physical, not the paper

#fullpost{display:inline;}Ambrose Evans Pritchard over at the Telegraph has filed this report (hat tip Domus) ... their stockbroker to buy shares of one of the many gold ETFs or some commodity futures contract ... ," he said, referring to exchange trade funds listed in London, New York, and other bourses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:44:00

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

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

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

Oil Set for Rebound as Record Drop Spurs OPEC Production Cuts

By Grant Smith and Mark Shenk Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Oil futures may rebound from their worst year to average $60 a barrel next year as OPEC makes ... be turning around.” Crude futures averaged $100 this year, the highest since crude began trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange in 1983. Oil plunged along with commodities from copper to corn [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 00:25:00

Reliance-MTN Deal Offers an Opportunity for Private Equity

The proposed share-swap deal between India’s Reliance Communications and MTN Group of South Africa could throw up one of the biggest deals so far ... , a local commodities and futures exchange, and Bovespa Holding, the publicly traded company [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 10:35:16

Oligarch, ahead of his time

Russia's oligarchs have been suffering through the financial crisis. ( ... commodities exchange after the fall of communism, gave up the oligarch's life for that of a peasant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 11:16:06

Large Byzantine coin find in Bulgaria

12th Century Coins Are Biggest Numismatic Find near Sevlievo 1 January 2009Bulgarian News AgencyThree thousand coins, ... of the intensive commodity exchange between Hotalich, on the one part, and Byzantium and other settlements [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:57:00

Trading Chaos

Williams, Bill & Justine Gregory-Williams. Trading Chaos: Maximise Profits With Proven Technical Techniques (2nd ed.) ... through 'countertrend' signals which occur in commodities futures and currency/foreign exchange (forex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 06:04:14

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

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

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

Wondering

Sometimes it does make you wonder who the menaces in the society truly are ... in fulfilling their duties while some of them do so at will in exchange for a handsome reward beneath ... it like a commodity. But I will not dwell too long on these. Tons have already been written [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:20:00

It's Not The Cheese That Costs so Much

I admit that I can still be astonished. When I watched '60 Minutes' last night I saw a big surprise report that I was right all along about oil ... the commodities futures market. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, it's traded alongside cotton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:28:09

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

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