Mary Shapiro Will Watch Your Stock Account like a Blind man
Mary Shapiro, the new head of the SEC is old news to me and represents more of the same, not change. She was head of the CFTC when I was a commodities broker and the commodity scams under her eagle ... Futures Association (NFA) which, as one might expect, was staffed by the biggest firms in the business [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 21:50:00
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How To Get Started In Forex Trading
The foreign exchange market (FOREX) offers several advantages to investors. But you need to know where to begin ... such as banks. A reputable broker will be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as protection against duping and abusive trade practices. Open [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 21:00:04
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
Broker, Foreign Exchange Transactions
by Jay Visaya There are a lot of forex brokers to choose from ... with the Commission’s future and the merchants and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations ... to an actual capital, is an amount of money a broker will lend you for trading. Make sure the broker [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 19:02:42
Get Started In Forex Trading
Get Started In Forex Trading December 14th, 2008 You may have heard about the foreign exchange market (Forex) ... such as banks. A reputable broker will be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as protection against fraud and abusive trade practices [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 22:03:55
How to trade commodities?
In my last post, I discussed how commodities have became more and more traded by both institutional and individual investors ... to set up such accounts though, especially through discount brokers such as Interactive Brokers ... much only done through futures. Now of course, it’s still possible to trade commodities doing [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 10:00:14
END OF YEAR COMMENTARY
END OF YEAR COMMENTARY January 2, 2009 by david.pennington. by Michael M ... moving them up to record prices. I received a call this morning from a commodities broker who told me that the Comex is alerting various futures firms about the potential of a squeeze on the December [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 06:33:43
How to Choose a Good Quality Forex Broker | Business News
In the United States, forex brokers should be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 19:46:44
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
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 11 December 2008
FINTAG COMMENT Cash or no cash. I was queried yesterday. Apparently I am not sitting on cash and most hedge funds aren't ... ; not that my investors know - they think I am fully invested. We have the usual index futures, some commodity ... ' boards, hire and retain yes-men administrators and spread their trades around Prime Brokers who don't see [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 06:40:26
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
Obama to name woman as new head of SEC
The Obama transition's leaky pipe says that the chief executive officer of the Financial Industries Regulatory Authority, Mary Schapiro, ... commissioner. Schapiro also headed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The announcement is expected ... shop in July 2007. It the largest non-governmental regulatory organization for securities brokers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 00:12:47
Learning All About Forex Charts Before You Start Trading
By Orlando Thompson In this article we will discuss the reason for using forex charts, what they are, different types of charts, ... high (like futures and commodities trading on Wall Street). Wider Forex charts and spreads means ... are strategies that some brokers use to get rid of the promise of tight Forex charts and spreads [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 08:04:30
ARM and Hammer: Bailout Ascends Toward $2.25 Trillion
by anderson Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture points to the ballooning size of the financial bailout, which is now leaning toward $2 ... requirements by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. During the early 2000s, the Federal Reserve ... ratio. After the 2004 exemption, firms levered up as much as 40 to 1. Not surprising, the five brokers [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 17:59:36
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 2nd 2009
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, I would like to wish everyone a great 2009! ... / commodity broker Cannon Trading Co Inc. - home of online ... May you have a successful trading year. More importantly, may you and your loved ones [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 21:00:00
Forex Scam; How forex Brokers Defraud Retail Forex Traders
According to wikipedia "A forex scam is any trading scheme used to defraud individual traders by convincing them that they can expect to gain a high profit by trading in the foreign exchange market. Currency trading 'has become the fraud du jour' as of early 2008, according to Michael Dunn of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 14:10:00
MBCFX - spread 2 pips for major
MBCFX | Forex, Futures & Commodities, Spot Gold & Silver, Spot Oil Anybody has any experience on this broker, kindly share. Is the spread fix or variable subject to market condition [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 05:18:56
Trading Fraud
Winning The War Against Fraud By Andrej Lavrenc - Independent commodity sourcing agent, and CEO of Raw Polymers Ltd. Win The War Against Fraud Buyers, sellers and brokers all share a common enemy: the scammer ... of future earnings disappearing as clients lose faith and move on to more reliable brokers. The good news [more...]
Date: 2008-09-27 01:08:03
Carbon Trading: A $64 Billion Economy And Growing
Josh Margolis keeps a grueling schedule, brokering deals between buyers and sellers and forecasting how government actions could affect his clients ... company CantorCO2e, Margolis is part of an exploding branch of finance in a new commodity: carbon ... going to have a carbon trading system in the near future.” He notes that the president-elect supports [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 06:59:27
Option Trading And Stock Market Risks
Option trading is not considered a great investment choice for a novice investor. It involves high risk and is typically a quite volatile business ... sources of information you can use to educate yourself before doing real time trading. Trading ... they will come out ahead in their investment. There are fundamental principles in option trading [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 06:12:39
Leveling The Playing Field – The Comex Fight Continues
Dear CIGAs, Trader Dan says: “The more buyers that can be recruited to this effort, particularly buyers of large size, ... will not allow you to take delivery, so don’t hesitate to ask your broker. We started taking delivery ... funded, we simply buy the futures and inform the clearing firm of our intent to take delivery [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 18:06:40
Top Five Causes of the Financial Crisis
1. Alternative Realities: The Black-Scholes Revolution Hatched by two Berkeley finance professors, the Black-Scholes model of pricing options securities took hold in the financial industry in the 1980s. It was known as “Portfolio Insurance” because it purported to free traders of all market risk, at least theoretically [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 00:43:12
Stock Market Dictionary - M
MFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that the issue is the company's fourth class of preferred shares. M1Measure of the U.S. money stock that consists of currency held by the public, travelers checks, demand deposits and other checkable deposits including NOW (negotiable order of withdrawal) and ATS (automatic transfer service) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:44:00
What is the front futures contract?
The other day I got a question about futures contracts from a member of my mailing list on a subject which I’m sure others have as well ... . Understanding Open Interest in Futures and Options Trading Predicting Fed Rate Policy with Fed ... . I am in the progress of learning the details about Futures right now. On the web I’ve lately [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 13:42:59
Broker, Foreign Exchange Transactions
by Jay Visaya There are many Forex brokers to choose from, just as in any other market, choose a broker who will give you what you need to succeed ... exchange brokers registered with the U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Forex market is a true ... is as great as the difference in commissions in the stock market. Make sure your broker is backed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 14:55:02
Brokers And Foreign Exchange Business
by Jay Visaya There are many Forex brokers to choose from, just as in any other market, choose a broker who will give you what you need to succeed ... and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations as well should also be considered. Foreign exchange ... is as great as the difference in commissions in the stock market. The broker is backed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 14:55:59
Stock Market Dictionary - I
IFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is the third preferred bond of the company. I.B.E.S ... AssociationI.T.S.See: Intermarket trading systemIBC's money fund report averageReport giving the average yield ... and can be diversified through holding a portfolio of stocks.I-I pageRefers to over-the-counter trading. Same [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:40:00
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 6th
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Market has rallied the last few sessions, mostly on thin volume, yet the shorter term upward bias is still in tact as long as we hold above 900 level. need to see the SP breaks and holds above 938 in order to see another leg up, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:02:00
How To Figure Out The Best Time To Get Into Forex Trading
The recent financial calamity has made it tough times for investors, and indeed these are bearish times for investors everywhere ... and futures - the traditional investment choices for making money. Those of us who have been trading ... be done almost anywhere and access to its mainframe and different Forex trading systems means [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 21:19:09
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
Why Forex Is The Best Online Trading Game
It is said that investment is the last greatest game left on earth and it is truly warfare in the market place of Wall Street or any brokerage ... trading game there is. So what exactly makes Forex the best? How many markets can boast ... often get done immediately and this has been further augmented with the fact that the Forex trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 07:22:22
Stock Market Dictionary - D
DFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a new issue, such as the result of a reverse split ... commodity, futures, and options markets are allowed to rise or fall in a day. Exchanges usually impose ... in the context of stocks to refer to the date trading begins on a new stock issued to the public.Date [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00
3. THE FIRST $2 MILLION IS THE TOUGHEST
Trade with an edge, manage risk, be consistent, and keep it simple. The entire Turtle training, and indeed the basis for all successfultrading, can be summed up in these four core principles.The Turtle training sessions were held in a conference room at the Union League Club in Chicago, two blocks east of the CBOT [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 23:53:00
Stock Market Dictionary - E
EFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that an issue has not met the reporting date for the company's SEC regulatory filing requirements.EAFE indexSee: European Australian and Far East indexEASDSee: European Association of Securities DealersEBIATSee: Earnings Before Interest after TaxesEBITSee: Earnings Before Interest and TaxesEBITDSee: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:36:00
Debt Rattle, October 31 2008: Scramble for Pennies
G. G. Bain Scramble for pennies - Thanksgiving 1911. Before Halloween came into its own as a holiday in the US, there was "Thanksgiving masking" Kids would dress up and go door to door for apples, or "scramble for pennies." Ilargi: In Britain, the average homeowner has lost more on the value of his property in the past year than his/her [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 19:52:15
Commodity Prices Sinking to 52-Year Low
Commodity prices are bracing for their worst month in 52 years as global demand continues to slide ... in commodity history," Eugen Weinberg, an analyst at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, told Bloomberg ... is struggling to produce and purchase. It also continues a steady, months-long decline of commodity [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 15:05:56
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 7th
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Volume returned to the market and along with volatility picked up a bit. Choppy session today and below is an hourly chart with my little analysis. If we can break down below 925, I can see this market visiting 898-908 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 21:38:00
Early Suspicions About Bernard Madoff
Early Suspicions About Bernard Madoff - by Stephen LendmanOn December 12, 2008, the Wall Street Journal headlined: "Top Broker Accused of $50 Billion Fraud. Bernard L. Madoff....was arrested by federal agents (the previous day) after his sons turned him in for running what they said their father called a giant Ponzi scheme [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 11:22:00
Best Forex brokers
Best Forex brokers January 4th, 2009 Another thing that you must know that about Forex brokers is that most of them are connected to major banks ... Commission Merchant (FCM). A regulating body, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also oversees ... some of the advanced Forex trading software in performing trades. These are just some of the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 23:11:51
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 8th 2009
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Market retraced 50% (898 FIB level ) from its move up to 943 yesterday. Some key reports over the next couple of days will provide a clue to what the market will do next: resume rally or make a deeper correction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 21:03:00
A Look Back to 2008 and Forward to 2009
I’d like to wish everyone a happy New Year. It’s incredulous that we are now in 2009 ... (IB) and Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). The number of brokerage relationships also doubled ... . This is a year that I hope you come closer to more of your trading goals. I would like to thank [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 18:39:00
Which role model did Flaherty have in mind for his much vaunted single regulator?
Madoff case fuels attacks on SECTue Dec 16, 2008 11:44am ESTBy John Poirier - AnalysisWASHINGTON (Reuters) ... for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and adds to questions already being asked ... the credit crisis exploded on Wall Street.The agency's future existence as a separate agency is already [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 18:28:00
Stock Market Dictionary - B
Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock descriptor specifying that issue is the Class B shares of the company.B2BAn Internet strategy of dealing directly with businesses, rather than consumers, i.e. business to (2) business.BAThe two-character ISO 3166 country code forBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:31:00
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
Hell, Meet Handbasket, Part I
Until recently, average Americans were only dimly aware that there were two types of banks - the commercial banks nearby and the major investment banks located in faraway New York. Understanding the bank where they conducted business, with people they knew, was enough [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 00:32:51
Stock Market Dictionary - A
A Fifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying Class A shares.AAIISee: American Association of Individual InvestorsABOSee: Accumulated Benefit ObligationABSSee: Automated Bond SystemACATSee: Automated Customer Account TransferACESSee: Advance Computerized Execution SystemACHSee: Automated Clearing HouseACRSSee: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:28:00
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan. 5th 2009
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, ... will be back to action Monday. Have a good weekend and a great trading year! LEVELS ... Trading Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived from sources believed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:00:00
The layman's finance crisis glossary
BBC News, 8 January 2009 The current financial crisis has thrown terminology from the business pages onto the front page of newspapers, with jargon now abounding everywhere from the watercooler to the back of a taxi. Here is a guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:14:00
Stock Market Dictionary - L
LFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the issue is a class of stock such as third preferred class of warrants, foreign preferred, sixth class of preferred stock, or preferred when issued stock. LAThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.LAKThe ISO 4217 currency code for Laos New Kip [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:43:00
All About Forex Trading
The Foreign Exchange Market is the largest market in the world, and it can be found wherever a currency is traded for another. The forex market involves trading between numerous channels such as banks, multinational companies, currency experts, governments, and other financial institutions and markets [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 10:46:41
