Financial Spreads: Oil Slick, Bonds Stick And Pounding Sterling

SPREAD Watch: Anorak’s look at the financial spread markets BUY much last month? The Office For National Statistics ( ... on this year’s highs. Meanwhile, US regulators at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission allege ... s civil complaint, traders said they would “hammer” [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 09:34:38

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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

Trading in Jan 2009: Oil

This site does not provide financial advice and anything that you read here should in no way be construed as financial advice. Trading in shares and commodities has seen the average investor lose 50% of their money in 2008 ... and Gas the FTSE and AIM markets have a huge variety of options. Many are pure gambling bets at the moment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 22:24:00

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

What Can Onions Teach Us About Oil Prices?

Onions have no futures market, yet their recent price volatility makes the swings in oil and corn look tame ... in a commodity not in today's news: onions. The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders were [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 15:52:02

Predicting the grain market is like checking the chicken entrails

If you drive down state Route 46 north of the Eastwood Mall, there used to be a sign for a “reader and advisor.” You see one of those once in awhile ... . Now that we are back in the fours on futures, we can look for that next 50 cents, or we can expect ... now is that we have lost demand. All commodities, farm and nonfarm, are trading lower. Gas is [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:58:13

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

What do onion prices tell us about oil prices?

A reader asked me a while back what I thought of this little article by my former Fortune colleague Jon Birger about onions: The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders (and not the new farms sprouting up in Wisconsin [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 11:45:33

Cebolas

“What onions teach us about oil prices” na CNN The bulbous root is the only commodity for which futures trading is banned. Back in 1958, onion growers convinced themselves that futures traders (and not the new farms ... in onions. The law still stands. And yet even with no traders to blame, the volatility in onion prices [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 09:35:41

Markets and timeframes for price distribution charting

Have a trading related question? Submit it here. I received a set of questions following on my How to identify price targets for your trades post ... ? What about commodity markets like mini gold futures etc ? What about applying this method on US stock markets ... , like Nikkei or even Singapore’s small futures market, the SIMSCI futures. What I would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:00:44

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

Free Enterprise: The Economics of Cooperation – Part 45 of 52

Entrepreneurial success results from the most potent and ruthless form of competition—one that allows the new and improved to sweep away the old and ... pointed out, the 60 Minute Trader™ most important competition is “from the new commodity, the new ... Trading develop better and less expensive products or by passively going out of business, there would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 01:38:41

CFTC Report on High Oil Prices - "Speculation My A$$"

With a pending Senate vote on the "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act", it seems that we (not the TOD 'we', but the collective society 'we') ... . In this report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), threw cold water on the recent ... , activity on the crude oil futures market – as measured by the number of contracts outstanding, trading [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 14:47:59

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

Investing In Commodities

I was reading Larry Swedroe’s The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll Ever Need the other day, ... a futures contract; however, I have been thinking about adding commodities to my overall portfolio ... There are several ways to gain exposure to commodities without the complexities of futures trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 00:28:53

Four at Four: Unstable Foundations

It’s almost as if the oil contract itself saw the equity rallies of Thursday and Friday as a personal affront, ... , senior vice president at Alaron Trading. “The big question is, ‘Is it just one commodity fund ... massive spikes — oil hit $130 a barrel in trading today [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 11:36:00

Mini Forex Trading: Lesser Stakes, Greater Possibilities

Forex trading is one of the most viable options for someone who’s looking at bigger possibilities, ... , a trader can trade in a commodity more than the money available in his account. Say with a $250 deposit ... , you get to enjoy free trading platform and benefits that regular forex traders get to enjoy. These would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 12:49:38

Trading Post Brokerage now a CTA

It’s been a busy holiday season – the busiest I think I’ve ever had with my young family ... as a Commodity Trading Advisor. ... . It happened under the radar a couple of weeks ago, but Trading Post Brokerage Services, in addition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 07:54:37

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

Apricots;

Golden Apricots;This time of year stone fruits like apricots come onto the market, or if you are lucky you have a tree with ripening fruits ... have been cultivated in Persia since antiquity, and dried ones were an important commodity on Persian trade [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:57:00

FIND THE BEST ONLINE FOREX BROKER

by Singapore Trading Report The legendary commodities trader Ed Seykota, who turned $5,000 into $15 million over a period of 12 years, ... success of any trader’s trading plan. Looking for that Great Forex Broker He told his class they were ... was teaching a course in technical trading to a college class many years ago when he decided [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 09:59:11

Tablet PCs: Is It All About "Feeds and Speeds" or "Dollars and Cents"

The following is a guest article by John Hill, owner of Allegiance Technology Partners and TabletPCBuzz ... another tablet for electronic trading In Chicago, another commodities broker bought more units ... with their custom accounting and service manager software One of the world’s largest construction [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 20:50:43

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

THE BEST ONLINE FOREX BROKER

by Singapore Trading Report The legendary commodities trader Ed Seykota, who turned $5,000 into $15 million over a period of 12 years, ... success of any trader’s trading plan. Looking for that Great Forex Broker He told his class they were ... was teaching a course in technical trading to a college class many years ago when he decided [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 10:10:57

Futures Trading

Futures Trading Written by Gracie De Guzman in Saturday, October 11th 2008 under Uncategorized Leave your reply Are you interested in futures trading? Well, in order to succeed in this business you have to learn commodity trading plans, whether [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 02:22:36

Big Producers Demand Big Share of Shrunken Bonus Pie

Reap what you sow. Over the last 20 years, the ever-aggressive Wall Street culture has moved even further towards prizing, and paying for, ... losses, a small group of Wall Street traders on commodities, currencies and interest-rate trading desks have made huge profits for the banks that employ them. That is setting up a scramble as traders [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 04:33:16

Great volunteer gig in Ghana for experienced web developer

If my writing on Ghana’s elections, the nation’s stability, peace and comparative prosperity have you excited, well, Mark Davies has a gig for you ... which provides market information for agricultural commodities traded in West Africa. The software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:41:27

personal finance free ware

personal finance free ware 2009-01-05 16:01 at 2009-01-05 16:01 · Filed under stock market investing Medical malpractice, while rough to accept, ... by the Palmerston Government to help excavation group save for their futures and as a means of raising commodity day future investing trading funds for populace spending. Im conversation about a live [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:02:31

Asian Session - Market Hits a Summer Pause

Market Brief Usd consolidated in Asian session, as the current environment paints a mixed picture creating indecision in traders ... trades followed a similar pattern. Commodity bloc ccy’s continued to hold up despite general pullback in commodity prices. AudUsd was able to rally off the 0.9680 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 09:00:31

Change your pricing

When a restaurant goes from a la carte to either a buffet or a prix fixe meal, it is able to find a new class of customers ... , and enriching those that want to start trading this expiring commodity. Sports teams are already trying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:46:50

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

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

Spiritual Q & A #12 - by SSG Staff

"Thank you. A Course in Miracles which I study peiodically advocates that you love your attacker, ... or circumstances. The love of which I speak isn't the emotion of commodity trading either. This love ... had a difficult childhood I've had to gradually learn to be assertive & not be loving to my attackers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:00:00

Rosenthal's Latest: Huff, Hardy, Russ Ortiz

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a new column up. Mark Attanasio set a dangerous precedent by firing Ned Yost. Will he interfere with GM Doug Melvin's plans in the future? Rosenthal considers Aubrey Huff a "highly desirable trade commodity" this winter. That begs the question - why did Huff pass through [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 18:21:56

Blame Fannie

Blame Fannie For fans of historical revisionism, ... from all regulation. (It was, I believe, in 2000, when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... when he said the law needed to be changed to allow some regulator to at least collect information [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 22:00:16

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairwoman Brooksley Born, who tried to regulate credit default swaps [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 21:35:10

The Aussie Goes Down Under

Those shrimp on the barbie are getting scorched. The Australian dollar has taken a big hit in the foreign exchange markets after the Reserve Bank ... data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as of Friday, large non-commercial traders (large [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 14:49:57

Eka Software Solutions, Bangalore, J2EE Lead / Architect

We have a critical requirement with a product development company EKA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Pvt Ltd. Bangalore ... . . Knowledge and experience in Commodity Trading / Financial / Risk Management products ... . Currently we are looking for some people on the below mentioned skill.COMPANY: Eka Software [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 07:47:00

Unfolding Worldwide Turmoil Could Reverse Years of Prosperity

TIPPING POINT? Traders work at the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo. Brazilian stocks plunged the most in a decade as commodity producers dropped, and trading was halted twice because of the decline. (By Marcos Issa — Bloomberg News) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:21:42

Commodities Futures Trading Platform - Free Tools

Now on NowPublic Paschen just updated the story Has Canadian U N Envoy Been Killed or ... in World.SOLARLIFE just commented on SOLARLIFE's story Fed Slashes Key Rate to Near Zero ? 1 EUR = ... in Tech & Biz.kimbles just uploaded a photo to Terri Potratz's story Whistler Blackcomb Gondola Splits in Half, ... in World [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 02:29:00

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

Oil Breaks Below $38; Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot

The amazing fall in oil continued this morning, with the commodity falling below $40, $39, and $38 ... . Oil1218   Below we highlight our trading range charts of ten major commodities.  The green ... , and moves above this shading are considered overbought or oversold.  Most commodities have staged rallies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:18:11

Larry Summers Out as Obama’s Treasury Pick?

Larry Summers Out as Obama’s Treasury Pick? Posted by James O'Rourke on November 15, 2008 Posted by Matt Stoller, Open Left at 9: ... and expert on urban issues as well as fiscal, monetary and social policy; former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairwoman Brooksley Born, who tried to regulate credit default swaps [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 23:15:43

Obama: 3, Bush: 0.

Today around 10:45 a.m. ET, President Bush began speaking about domestic policies at the American Enterprise Institute and President-elect Obama began his press conference announcing his picks to fill the SEC, Federal Reserve Board, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Both MSNBC and CNN ignored the lame-duck president and chose [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 16:06:36

Day Trading Training - What Makes The Pros So Good?

by Sam Lockwood Day trading can be an amazing way to make good money, or an amazingly stressful occupation. No matter what some may say, it’s not an easy ride. You have to put some serious work into it. Day trading stocks and commodities is really a highly lucrative job [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:03:55

5 Scams That Marked the Internet

The Internet is fertile ground for all sorts of scams. Which are the biggest (and funniest) ones though? ... .  You can actually succeed in the game simply by trading commodities, and the games currency of ISK ... people and the daystar look like, EVE Online is a massively immersive space-based MMORPG.  And we mean [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 13:03:27

Earnings on Tap this Week

Earnings season does not really begin in earnest until NEXT week but the first wave is hitting this week ... . That said, we hold a few commodity stocks on the "reflation" trade and any day oil, or the Baltic Dry Index rise HAL9000 and friends drive up commodity stocks as if the world economy will turn any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:30:07

Obama's team

DOMESTIC TEAM Ray LaHood Transportation Secretary Hilda Solis Labor Secretary Ron Kirk U.S ... Dan Tarullo Member, Federal Reserve Board Gary Gensler Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... D. Romer Director of the Council of Economic Advisors Melody C. Barnes Director of the Domestic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 10:10:45

CASINO WALL STREET

Bill Werner is an Engineer in Missouri City, Texas. The following is his attempt to Encapsulate All of Modern Economic History ( ... to me like you guys are a couple of bookies.’” -Trading Places (1983 movie about the commodities market) “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:28:11

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

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