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Refiners rush to store cheap crude

Refiners rush to store cheap crude December 9th, 2008 By Janet McGurty - Analysis NEW YORK (Reuters) ... , like Enbridge, Plains All American and TEPPCO, all of whom have been expanding at the key futures ... Halff, analyst at Newedge Group in New York. Front-month oil futures were running at roughly $44 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 23:29:58

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Currency Trading - the future of investment

Forex Trading, meaning Currency Trading, is a world wide, little known market, ... currency trading over stock, real estate or futures trading? The currency trading advantages are speed ... commodities, agricultural products, financial instruments and goods (contracts need to be written [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 01:41:50

A personal letter from Satan to Henry Paulson

January 6, 2009 — Stefan Fobes A Personal Letter from Satan to Henry Paulson3.31 ... of all financial instruments and assets at the close of the trading day, as is currently done with commodities futures and stock options the banning of “off balance sheet” accounting the banning of offshore [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:38:26

CFD Report- Contracts for Difference Report

CFD Report- Contracts for Difference Report 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 18:42:48

Stock Market Dictionary - S

SFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying a beneficial interest.SAThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for SAUDI ARABIA.SAIFSee: Savings Association Insurance FundSARThe ISO 4217 currency code for the Saudi Arabian Riyal.SATURNSSee Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackagings.SBThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for SOLOMON ISLANDS [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:50:00

ForexGen 1 PIP Spreads

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Nothing affects your profitability more than the spreads offered by your Broker ... is buying low and selling high (like futures and commodities trading). Wider Forex charts and spreads ... is going to equal 1.5 pips.The spread is how brokers make their money. Wider Forex charts and spreads [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 12:15:00

New York Times Blames Housing and Financial Crisis on Bush

UPDATE AT END OF POST: White House issues statement concerning "Irresponsible Reporting by New York Times." It's official: the housing and financial crisis gripping the nation is President George W. Bush's fault. So said the New York Times Sunday in a 4900-word, front page hit piece entitled " [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 19:37:01

CFD Trading- Contracts for Difference

By TRADERREPORTSAs the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... , one is more like a traditional spread better where you are trading with the CFD provider and have to trade ... allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:32:00

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:06:09

What Is Day Trading Stock?

A Great Piece of Software Day trading is a practice as old as the markets, but what it really means is that stocks and commodities are being bought and sold in the span ... after the trading floor closes for the day. Stock brokers are then classified as to they act [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 13:43:48

Stock Market Dictionary - R

Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock has rights.RAMSee: Reverse-annuity mortgageRAPSee: Regulatory accounting proceduresREThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for REUNION.REITSee: Real Estate Investment TrustREMICSee: Real Estate Mortgage Investment ConduitROThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for ROMANIA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:48:00

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

CFD Trading Australia

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... ) can be traded on equities (shares), index trades, FOREX and commodities. Contracts for difference allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:06:34

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

Diversifying Portfolio with Commodities Futures Fund

I first heard about commodities futures in the last bear market. In 2002, commodities futures returned something like +25-30% while the S&amp;P lost 22%. People were saying back then commodities futures were a great investment because they had “equity-like” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:09:09

Forex Trading - Understanding Commissions, Spreads and Trading Costs

The forex market is quickly becoming one of the most popular markets for trading ... and futures. More and more individuals are seeing Forex not only as a new way to diversify ... . And that’s because of the many advantages Forex offers over other markets like stocks or commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:23:50

Stock Market Dictionary - T

TFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol indicating that the stock has warrants or rights. TAASee: Tactical asset allocationTABsSee: Tax anticipation billTANsSee: Tax anticipation notesTBASee: To be announcedTCThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.TDThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for CHAD.TEFRA ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:50:00

Mortgage Market 101

With mortgage loans, as with any other complex subject, it’s a good idea to understand the basics, including the terminology ... (sub-prime) side, there are/were also some loans available with varying payment options, including [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 13:20:10

60 Minutes: Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings?

60 Minutes: Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings? (CBS) ... , a commodity that was theoretically priced according to supply and demand doubled from $69 a barrel ... at a certain price at some date in the future. Read more... January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:59:56

Hedge Funds, Hurricanes and Energy Markets

In the past week, the energy markets have sold off steeply, even in the face of as-still-unknown damage from (a weaker than expected) ... and carnivorous aspect of Hedge Funds: they all have prime brokers--i.e. access to capital [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 05:14:49

CFD Trading- Contracts for Difference

Date: 2009-01-04 18:39:59

Gold Short Squeeze Warning: Comex Brokers

Gold Short Squeeze Warning: Comex Brokers Posted by: Alex Stanczyk 14 Dec, 2008 Gold Short Squeeze Warning: ... from a commodities broker who told me that the Comex is alerting various futures firms ... Comex Brokers Very interesting letter from our friend Chris Powell at GATA. If this rumor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 16:04:10

FOREX - A Multi-Trillion Dollar Marketplace

The Foreign castling broadcast (Forex) is genuinely the voluminousst exchange inside the world ... web discount brokers reminiscent of Etrade to participate inside the notes exchange warehouse ... are the oil the wheels of also futures warehouses. In the oil the wheels of market, the buyer also seller [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:00:28

Who is to Blame for the Mortgage and Foreclosure Mess?

Who is to Blame for the Mortgage and Foreclosure Mess? November 15th, 2008 By BRIDGET MAGNUS Every once in a while, somebody will ask me “Who is to blame for the current housing and foreclosure mess?” Usually they want a short, snappy answer [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 21:13:17

Video-Rama: Will Markets Bail You Out in ‘09? (December 27, 2008)

Despite a litany of bleak economic and corporate news confronting investors during the past week, ... briefly trading in negative territory for the first time since 1940, indicating the willingness [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:29:25

US financial regulators in for major overhaul - WASHINGTON

US financial regulators in for major overhaul - WASHINGTON Fed, Treasury, SEC, FDIC top agencies under scrutiny of Obama reformers (WASHINGTON) ... secretary and chiefs for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:50:56

Oil's Well That Ends Well

Well, no shit Sherlock speculation drove up the price of oil to obscene levels, as did the nonsense of "peak oil ... the commodities futures market. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, it's traded alongside cotton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:34:00

What are Cfds (contracts for Difference)

What Are CFDs Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are contracts between a trader and a CFD provider, who will at the close of the contract, exchange the difference between the opening price and the closing price of the underlying index, share, commodity, per the number of specified CFD contracts. A CFD differs from the traditional [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 02:00:55

60 Minutes: Speculation Affected Oil Price Swings More Than Supply And Demand

so much for the theories of free market and supply & demand......Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings? ... , a commodity that was theoretically priced according to supply and demand doubled from $69 a barrel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:43:00

The Shadows Behind The Scenes

Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse Michel ChossudovskyGlobal ResearchMonday, Nov 10, ... which are the recipients of the bailout money– are also the brokers and underwriters of the US public [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:20:00

CFD Providers- Australia

CFD Providers- Australia Posted By Singapore Trader Report on @ 10:35 am by Singapore Trader Report Contracts for Difference (CFDs) ... , commodity, per the number of specified CFD contracts. A CFD differs from the traditional trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 10:35:39

CFD Providers- Australia

CFD Providers- Australia Posted By Singapore Trader Report on @ 10:28 am by Singapore Trader Report Contracts for Difference (CFDs) ... , commodity, per the number of specified CFD contracts. A CFD differs from the traditional trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 10:28:02

What is all this CFD HYPE: CFDs Explained

By Singapore Trader Report Contracts for Difference (CFDs) ... . The leverage and ability to short sell gives power and flexibility. Unlike futures, CFDs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 21:37:06