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
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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
Week in Review #36 (2008-09-07)
Technical analysts looking at the major equity market indexes of various countries this weekend must be stunned to see a consistent pattern where ... and until Humungous Bank & Broker writes off all or most of the dead assets, and replaces lost reserves ... the comfort level of any respectable central banker. The major financial services companies [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 10:08:40
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
IBFX Adds J.P. Morgan to Growing List of Liquidity Providers
Hi everyone. Looks like IBFX is up to something yet again. They’ve added another bank to their liquidity partners list ... or potential conflicts of interest of a dealing desk broker. The advantages of trading with agency ... -exchange retail foreign currency (Forex/FX) trading, today announced that J.P. Morgan Securities Inc [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 09:51:56
Fear Grips Global Markets”). However, and let’s be thankful for small mercies, the percentage decrease of 6.98% was still significantly less than 1987’s 22.61% decline. Although the Senate’s passing of the bailout plan on Wednesday brought temporary relief, the reversal on Friday of the House’s earlier decision brought more volatility [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 09:55:09
Money for Nothing: Book Review and Interview with Derek Foster
Derek Foster is the author of “STOP WORKING: Here’s How You Can!”, “The Lazy Investor”, and most recently “Money for Nothing: And Your Stocks for FREE”. When I happened to stop by his website recently, I was surprised that there was a new book posted there (I enjoyed both his previous books but I hadn’t heard of his newest) [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 09:00:05
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
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
The economy
CNN By Stephen Gandel and Paul J. Lim Last Updated: October 9, 2008: 12:29 PM ET If you’re watching the news and scratching your head wondering what bomb hit the economy, you’re certainly not alone. It’s rough out there. People are losing their jobs, retirement dreams are going up in smoke and personal wealth is plummeting [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 18:40:36
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
AIG rescue hopes, Morgan Stanley earnings, ease markets
AIG rescue hopes, Morgan Stanley earnings, ease markets 16 Sep NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Growing expectations of a U.S ... came a day early and handily beat expectations. Its shares jumped 8 percent in after-hours trading. Both companies reaffirmed their faith in the independent broker-dealer business model despite [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 22:00:22
CPI Drops Most On Record, What's Ahead?
For many months now I have been saying the CPI was going to go negative and stay there for quite some time. This was an easy call to make given the plunge in commodity prices in general and gasoline prices specifically.The effect would be even greater if housing prices were properly reflected in the CPI [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 05:05:00
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
Stock Market Trading: Risks, Benefits, And Options
Stock market trading often conjures up images of great wealth and, contrasting that, they very real possibility of loss ... from one security to another, it’s important to be clearly informed. Option trading is a security like stocks and bonds, but carries greater risks. An example of option trading is buying land. Let’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 06:12:37
Investment and Trading in Commodity Derivatives
homemade slippers. (I've just completed the third pair last night. :) For friends and co-workers I make dark chocolate fudge and pack it in tins I get from the dollar store. Around the end of September I start getting emails and phone calls asking if I'm still going to send out my "To-Die-For-Fudge [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 10:20:55
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
Broker And Forex Trading
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 ... with the Commission’s future and the merchants and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations as well should ... . Here are some things what to look for in Forex brokers when you work in forex trad [more...]
Date: 2008-10-19 18:00:46
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 30 2008: Swamps and Swaps
Lewis Wickes Hine Ethel June 1911. Ethel Shumate has rolled cigarettes in Danville, VA, factory for six months. Says she's 13 years old, but looks much younger. Ilargi: The US is now 'officially' on the edge of a recession, This looks very much like another way of saying the government gave up on trying the cook the books and massage the [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 18:55:47
On Greed in Business
This morning I listened to Dan Carlin's latest podcast. In the first part, he didn't have much to say and repeated himself a number of times, dragging out the point. Fortunately it was a good point. In the second part, he lost his mind, but I won't go into the second part, rather elaborate on the first [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 20:04:55
How To Tell If FX Trading Is A Scam
If you're a keen investor or just starting out in the investment game, you might find yourself asking this very question: Is FX trading just another investment scam? With so much literature all over the internet and on the offline world urging you to consider FX trading as an investment option, you are caught asking [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 23:53:17
I Meant to Do That
I Meant to Do That December 19, 2008 By John Mauldin The Fed has taken interest rates to zero. They have clearly started a program of quantitative easing. What exactly does that mean? Are we all now Japanese? Is the Fed pushing on a string, as Japan has done for almost two decades? [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 13:29:22
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
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
FX Trading - Is it All a Scam?
If you’re a keen investor or just starting out in the investment game, you might find yourself asking this very question: Is FX trading just another investment scam? With so much literature all over the internet and on the offline world urging you to consider FX trading as an investment option, you are caught asking [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 12:39:39
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
This Week In Securities Litigation (November 28, 2008)
As the market crisis continues, two new bills were introduced in Congress, ... based plea agreements. The D.C. Circuit upheld an SEC order barring an investment advisor. The court ... by the statute. The SEC concluded two insider trading cases this week which had been in litigation [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 02:51:13
• The Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme: A Validation of our Blue Collar Philosophy plus Tony C. checks in on Cramer
______________________________________________________________________________________ Blue Collar Mission Statement 1- Become CEO of your own ... of two main branches: 1- The broker-dealer section which traded stocks for their own accounts. This part [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 09:39:14
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
Leverage Is an 8 Letter Word
Leverage Is an 8 Letter Word November 21, 2008 By John Mauldin Leverage is an eight-letter word, which the markets now regard as twice as bad as the two four-letter words debt and pain (or fill in your own four-letter words). This week I try to give some insight into what is happening in the credit markets, [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 15:27:04
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
Stock Market Dictionary - P
PFifth letter of Nasdaq stock symbol specifying issue is the company's first class of preferred shares.P2PBusiness slang, usually used in reference to startups or internet startup,refers to "path to profitability.".PAThe two-character ISO 3166 country Code for PANAMA.PABThe ISO 4217 currency code for the Panama Balboa [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:46:00
Stock Market Dictionary - N
N Fifth letter in a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the issue is the company's third class of preferred shares. NA The two-character ISO 3166 country code for NAMIBIA. NAD The ISO 4217 currency code for the Namibian Dollar. NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers Nasdaq See: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:44:00
Stock Market Trading: Risks, Benefits, And Options
Stock Market Trading: Risks, Benefits, And Options Stock market trading often creates false thinking of things like great wealth and, ... the risk and payoff varies drastically from one security to another. Option trading ... and you are out whatever you paid for the option. There are many ways to learn option trading or stock market [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 00:12:35
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
Is FX Trading Just Another Investment Scam?
If you’re a keen investor or just starting out in the investment game, you might find yourself asking this very question: Is FX trading just another investment scam? With so much literature online and off urging you to consider FX trading as an investment option, you are caught asking yourself if this a scam [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 22:24:50
Brokers And Foreign Exchange Business
by Jay Visaya There are a lot of forex brokers to choose from ... commission merchants and regulated by the commodity future trading commission . The foreign exchange ... . Like any other market, such as the stock market, a broker that you choose can be a big part [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 10:16:49
More Naked Short Selling Gnomes And The DTCC
Halloween Tricks And Treats Elaine Meinel Supkis Halloween is here and the trickery and treatery treachery continues to cause market ... by this same critter! Who would have guessed? And commodity inflation is again, taking off as Japan [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 18:06:23
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
Currency Trading For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) (Paperback)
Click to LOOK INSIDE ! Click to LOOK INSIDE ! Product Description Features forex market guidelines and sample trading plans The fun and easy way to get started in currency trading Want to capitalize on the growing forex market? This nuts [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 13:53:45
Stock Market Dictionary - C
CFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock descriptor specifying that issue is exempt from Nasdaq listing requirements for a temporary period ... taxesCFCSee: Controlled foreign corporationCFRSee: Cost and FreightCFTCSee: Commodity Futures Trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00
How safe is your money?
I am not a certified financial planner and therefore, do not give financial advice or investment advice. Anyone looking for financial advice is advised to see a independent certified financial planner to help them with their investments. The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 08:36:20
The Economy Gets a Margin Call
The Economy Gets a Margin Call November 15, 2008 By John Mauldin The Economy Gets a Margin Call Where Have All the Consumers Gone? Why Is the Dollar Rising? Can We Actually Muddle Through? The Potential for a Large Stock Market Rally Is GM too Big to Let Fail? [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 21:00:25
Futures Trading
Futures Trading If you have ever considered diversifying your investment portfolio, maybe you should consider adding futures and options trading as an investment vehicle. If you are looking for a broker to advise and guide you through the right futures and option then you should [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 01:09:10
