DrumBeat: November 20, 2008

Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" ... years. On the final day of trading for the December contract, U.S. crude futures fell $4 to settle ... in prediction or crystal ball-gazing. Mindful that there are many possible "futures," we offer [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 14:03:38

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DrumBeat: December 27, 2008

Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq For Iraq the timing couldn’t be better. As reserves dry up around the world and national governments tighten their grip on what is left, the industry is more desperate than ever to get its hands on the Iraqi honey-pot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:00:31

Market year takes investors for ride

The VN-Index ended the year 2008 down 65.95 per cent from the end of the previous year, closing at 315.62 points ... before has there been harsh intervention into the market like this year, with a tightened trading band ... market fell by VND270 trillion (about US$16 billion). The average value of trading in each session [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 06:41:00

Will the US Electric Grid Be Our Undoing?

Back in May 2008, I wrote a post on the US Electric Grid. With the Obama administration taking over shortly, I expect there will be more discussion about upgrading the US electric grid, so below the fold is a re-post of the earlier essay. One obstacle to upgrading the grid not discussed in my earlier post is the issue of the differing costs of [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:54:00

PERFORMANCE OF TODAYS TRADING CALLS@TEAM STOCKRESEARCHERS@09.01.09

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Date: 2009-01-09 09:26:00

Motorola unveils recyclable phone, boosts volatility as demand for call options surges

Today’s tickers: MOT, RIO, ICE, ERTS & CHK MOT – Motorola Inc ... do Rio Doce - ADRs. – Much optimism surrounded commodity and emerging market theories Tuesday ... stronger U.S. dollar, which is usually commodity price bearish, emerging market currencies including [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:16:32

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

For the VIX, 50 Is the New 30

As recently as this summer, the idea of the VIX remaining above 50 seemed ludicrous ... uncertainty,” says Randy Frederick, director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab Co ... options analyst at TradeKing. This is not without consequence, however. Mr. Overby says trading [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 09:45:00

Double-Digit Growth in NYX U.S. and European Equities and Derivatives Trading Volume in 2008

NYSE Euronext today announced trading volumes for our cash equities and derivatives exchanges for December and full-year 2008 ... in U.S. cash trading, stable European cash trading volume and lower futures and options trading volume across ... above for the full press release and related charts. I'm staring at a to-do list that hasn't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:09:16

Satyam is getting back

India’s fourth largest IT exporter by sales Satyam Computer Services galloped 44.66% to Rs 34 ... of the National Association of Software and Service Companies, a technology lobbying group, and C Achutan ... 86.68% in two trading sessions to Rs 23.85 on 9 January 2009 from Rs 179.10 on 6 January 2009 after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:06:49

Obama Reports on Contacts With Blagojevich

Obama Reports on Contacts With Blagojevich President-elect Barack Obama's transition team released a report of contacts between its operation and that of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The full report is below. And,while there doesn't appear to be any smoking gun in the report, it's not by accident that it was released at 4:30 p.m [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 22:40:35

Refuted economic doctrines #1: The efficient markets hypothesis

Over at my blog, I’ve started a series of posts on economic doctrines and policy proposals that have been refuted or rendered obsolete by the ... . It was this claim that lay behind the proposal for ‘terrorism futures’ put forward, and quickly abandoned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 02:06:27

Choosing a Forex Broker

Before trading Forex you need to set up an account with a Forex Broker. So what exactly is a broker? ... . Find out if the broker is regulatedWhen selecting a prospective Forex broker, find out with which ... traders. If you are trading in United States, make sure your Forex brokerage firm is registered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:33:00

DrumBeat: January 6, 2009

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand OTTAWA — A major source of oil for the United States must now confront another problem: its carbon footprint. Canada, in large part because of the production capacity of its oil sands, is now the largest oil supplier to the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

2009 Best Stocks: The Endless "PAYCHECK PORTFOLIO"

In just three simple steps, you could be eligible for 75 "work-free paychecks." Each deposited directly into your account, automatically over the next 24 months. This is "get paid while you sleep" money. You don't work for a dime. And you don't have to stop there [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:57:00

2009 Best Stocks: The Endless "PAYCHECK PORTFOLIO"

In just three simple steps, you could be eligible for 75 "work-free paychecks." Each deposited directly into your account, automatically over the next 24 months. This is "get paid while you sleep" money. You don't work for a dime. And you don't have to stop there [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:57:00

2009 Best Stocks: The Endless "PAYCHECK PORTFOLIO"

In just three simple steps, you could be eligible for 75 "work-free paychecks." Each deposited directly into your account, automatically over the next 24 months. This is "get paid while you sleep" money. You don't work for a dime. And you don't have to stop there [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:57:00

Forexpros.com Daily Analysis - 06/01/2009

FREE LIve Forex Webinar Know why Position Sizing in Forex is the difference between success and failure Hosted by Forex Trading expert of MTPredictor Ltd Thu, Jan 8th, 16:00 GMT Tony Beckwith, of the specialist risk-control trading software firm MTPredictor Ltd., explains what Position Sizing is and shows why it is vital [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:49

Four at Four: Falling Off the Wagoner

General Motors Corp. is sort of the anti-Ross Perot, the company that informs you that no matter what the circumstance, ... rose 3.3%, as buyers found their moment for entry. The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s volatility [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:02:00

Pre Session Commentary - Jan 12 2009

Today the markets are likely to negative, as majority of Asian markets have opened with a blood bath and the US markets on Friday closed in red ... so as to reduce the cost. Crude oil futures for the month of February delivery fell $0.87 to $40.83 per barrel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:20:00

Indian Stock Market Report, 12th Jan, 2009

Key benchmark indices, remained in negative zone throughout the day, ... Shares of Wipro, India’s third largest software services exporter in terms of sales, tumbled 10.63 ... % at 2,773.10. Nifty January 2009 futures were at 2748.15, at a discount of 24.95 points [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:06:47

Forex Trading Platforms

Information for Forex Managers and Forex Introducing Brokers The press release below discusses a new forex trading platform designed for forex managers.  Many forex managers will use such platforms in their automated trading programs.  In many instances the platform can be integrated with forex trading robots as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 17:55:49

Florida Federal Court Judgment Concludes Multi-Million Dollar Foreign Currency (Forex)

Florida Federal Court Judgment Concludes Multi-Million Dollar Foreign Currency (Forex) Anti-Fraud Action Brought by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Next Financial Services Unlimited and Russell Diaz Ordered ... Penalties Topping $1.1 Million Washington, D.C.— The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:10:06

Stephanopoulos: Obama Caused Stock Rally and Black Friday Sales

If you had any questions about how differently the economy will be covered with Barack Obama in the White House they were answered by George ... more important, the Friday in question was the day options on many stocks and stock futures expired which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:52:10

Wiping out my savings is one thing. Wiping out Bubbie and Zadie's is something else entirely

the now-famous video of me and Madoff and his employee Josh Stampfli misses. All that talk in the video about how Madoff makes money and what his dealings with the SEC are like relates to his brokerage business, which was a pillar of the Nasdaq system and was, as far [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:04:47

Green Ink: Big Oil Waits for Obama, and What About All Those Green Jobs?

paper Crude oil futures elbowed their way above $62 Friday on the back of rising stock markets, Bloomberg reports ... . Environmentalists can expect some horse trading on issues like coal and nuclear power, but expect [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:24:40

Oil?s Future, and Oil Futures

Carolyn Cui reports: For the direction of oil, look beyond the future(s). Last week, the data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission raised hopes for investors ... , a derivative that gives investors the right but not the obligation to buy or sell oil futures at a preset [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 15:01:38

Four at Four: Santa Rides Off

So long, Santa Claus. The vaunted Santa Claus rally, which failed so miserably at the end of 2007 and into 2008, was better this year, ... , and commodity markets did better. A similar dynamic was observed for IntercontinentalExchange, which reported [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:47:00

Exxon Mobil Corporation Valuation As Of 9 January 2009

Note: You can click through on any of the graphs to see a larger image ... to share price. The NYMEX WTI Oil Futures curve has shifted downwards. February, March and April [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:43:57

Pre Session Commentary - Jan 5 2009

Today the markets are likely to open positive as the government on Friday evening announced its much awaited second stimulus package. In the second stimulus package NBFCs have been given an additional package of Rs 25,000 crore and the ECB norms have also been relaxed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:24:00

Four at Four: Santa Rides Off

So long, Santa Claus. The vaunted Santa Claus rally, which failed so miserably at the end of 2007 and into 2008, was better this year, ... and options, and that limits activity in that market. The equity, foreign exchange, and commodity markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:11:27

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

Sensex up, Nifty down in volatile market

The key benchmark indices showed a divergent trend, with the Sensex gaining 0.59% and the broader-based S&P CNX Nifty shedding 0.28% ... . Both these stocks bounced back in late trading, aiding recovery on the bourses.The market was caught [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:15:00

Trading And Stock Option - Cash Ads

Stock and option trades offers to learn to trade options in the stock market education and trading systems , expert trade alerts, ... , the-world, trading-stock, trading-systems, world Related posts Inside Futures: Relevant trading ... -stock, trading-systems, world Tags: fastest, growing-companies, option-trades, stock market day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:02:52

End of the Day Write-Up - January 9, 2009

With the job market in utter chaos, the equity markets responded negatively to the dire economic news released today ... trading, gasoline futures added $0.023 to $1112 a gallon. Heating oil slipped $0.032 to $1.4877 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 21:17:00

Should Mary Schapiro save the SEC or shut it down?

Mary Schapiro, reported to be the President-elect's choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, ... . She's been chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She's currently CEO of the Financial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:05:40

Better Investment Than Real Estate - At Least For Now

Last week I made the case against real estate as an investment class ... Congress gave him to fund TARP. And it seems to have “worked” since the LIBOR and the TED spread [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 15:54:57

DrumBeat: December 10, 2008

U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S ... Sergio Gabrielli said. The company has several options for development of pre-salt fields [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics ... future. For a full list of all Caprock Strength Ratings, and a list of the top rated stocks, please [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:02:57

Satyam Removed form FNO

NSE has decided to remove Satyam Computers from equity derivatives segment ... , 2009 and March 26, 2009 will expire on January 29, 2009. Accordingly, no futures and options [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 07:29:33

Exclusion of futures and options contracts in SATYAMCOMP

Exclusion of futures and options contracts in SATYAMCOMP January 9th, 2009 with thanks to renu ji FUTURES & ... No: NSE/FAOP/11866 Dear Members, Exclusion of futures and options contracts in SATYAMCOMP ... , 2009 will expire on January 29, 2009. Accordingly, no futures and options contracts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:41:53

Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (December 8 - 12, 2008) ... briefly trading in negative territory for the first time since 1940, indicating the willingness [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 12:42:13

Evreul Joseph Stieglitz, laureatul Premiului Nobel pentru economie, vorbeste despre vinovatii actualei crize financiare

Presedinte al SUA, Franklin D. Roosevelt, într-o scrisoare catre colonelul E. Mandell House din 21 Nov. 1933: Adevarul este ca, dupa cum bine stiti, elementul financiar din marile centre detine controlul guvernului SUA înca din zilele lui Andrew Jackson. ((15 martie 1767 - iunie 1845) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:42:54

Thinkorswim, The Best Broker

by Walter Fox There was a time when people have not been relaxed credit financial institutions because of its stringent conditions ... , its customers around the world. They are well-known consultants in the field of futures and options trading ... and found stock option trading and currency trading to be very fruitful. More people jumped into the fray [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 09:09:37

Online Options Trading: Your Ticket To Financial Freedom

by Walter Fox Are you sick of hustling trying to get ahead of the game financially? ... work? As a matter of fact, many of them have experimented with futures and online options trading ... options trading systems is not rocket science. The conception of it may seem puzzling, but do not allow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:48:05

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