Wall Street takes sharp downward turn
By Catherine Clifford CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) ... witching,” when equity options, stock index futures, stock options and single-stock futures all expire ... up positions for a handful of options expiring Friday, known as “quadruple witching.” The Dow [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 21:42:02
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Keeping things simple in your trading
Beanieville posted Don’t Let All Those Technical Analysis Gurus Confuse You on Tuesday with the primary suggestion being that one should keep things ... : “If you’ve been to some options or futures trading sites most of you probably feel like you don’ ... part - what prices are doing. Now, having said that, the idea that options and futures traders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:59:49
S&P/Case-Shiller Certificate Issued.... In Germany
The German exchanges Xetra and EUWAX have listed a security called "Open End Index Certificate on the S& ... be as an offer to buy or sell any futures contract, or security or option or other derivative instrument. Trading of all such futures, securities, options and other derivative instruments entails significant risk [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 19:24:29
Stock Market Dictionary - K
KFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying the issue has no voting rights ... and options exchange for no. 2 red wheat futures and, options, Value Line Index futures and Mini Value Line ... and Financial Futures ExchangeKLSESee: Kuala Lumpur Stock ExchangeKMFThe ISO 4217 currency code [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:42:00
Trend Indicator
Why are some traders more successful than others? There are probably as many answers as there are traders out there ... as options and futures are concerned. In options trading your biggest enemy by far is time ... on the long run.The same rule applies to any short-term oriented trader. The Global Futures Trend Index [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 23:04:00
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
"More Speculation about Those Oil Speculators"
A Washington Post article claiming that one firm, Vitrol, "at one point in July,.. ... , and so on. If light sweet alone, are we talking about just futures, or futures plus options? Or is Cho ... in commodity prices. Jim Hamilton throws cold water on this idea. He has other objections to the article [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 07:24:00
Introducing GalaTime 5L Virtual Portfolios
I’ve been mulling over some new initiative in the area of portfolio management for retail investors in India ... . Q: Is this an investment / trading game? Is this an online tool that allows me to track ... ; these include - stocks, stock & index futures & options, ETFs, commodity futures &amp [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 14:18:04
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
US Home Price Securities - Getting Closer To Launch
MarketWatch is reporting that MacroShares Housing Depositor LLC today filed an amended prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to ... expressed herein are those of the author, and no statement should be as an offer to buy or sell any futures contract, or security or option or other derivative instrument. Trading of all such futures [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 14:41:58
When You Are Wrong It's Best Just To Take Your Medicine
Well, when I am wrong, I am usually way wrong. So, gloat away: A quiet data revision that has boosted by nearly 25% the number of oil futures contracts ... oil futures and options as of July 15—compared with just over 38% under the previous classification [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 10:32:50
EURO/USD Daily
Disclaimer: Trading Futures and Options on Futures and Cash Forex transactions involves substantial risk of loss and may not be suitable for all investors. You should carefully consider whether [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 14:00:58
The Woman Who Could Have Prevented This Financial Mess Was Silenced by Greenspan, Rubin and Summers
By Katrina vanden Heuvel, TheNation.com. Posted October 11, 2008 ... of, Brooksley Born, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — a federal agency that regulates options and futures trading — was the oracle whose warnings about the dangerous boom in derivatives [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 15:13:00
Satyam kicked out from Futures and Options
Members are advised to note that due to the recent developments in M/s ... , no futures and options contracts will be available in the underlying SATYAMCOMP for trading from January 30 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 13:53:00
Maryland’s Gensler finds a spot in Obama administration
Some Marylanders’ names have been tossed around as possibilities for posts in the Obama administration (i.e. former Rep. Wayne Gilchrest and Dr ... as his pick to head up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The CFTC oversees $5 trillion in futures and options trading — oil and other commodities prices have been hot-button issues there this year [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 18:11:06
Seven Scandalous Financial Bugaboos
…that you may not have heard of. The big news this year was about the CDO (collateralized debt obligation), MBS ( ... not bonds, they’re derivatives… and the only thing “mini” is the value when you consider that many ... out in cash, which, to be honest, is how 99% of us deal with our options and futures in practice - seriously [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 17:59:21
Simple Winning Method Introduction
I first started trading when I was 15. I was fond of the stockmarket, but due to my limited capital I could only buy one share ... for myself I needed something more volatile with more leverage. I discovered options, futures an CfD ... models could make you very profitable in the long run.Over time, I started to adapt the systems [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 01:53:00
OTC Derivative Growth Since 1998
As the world financial markets head into complete meltdown, it is worth taking a moment to look back to see where much of this began ... are meant to monetize risk of default. Futures contracts, options, swaps, and many others allow one party ... for interest rate contracts, commodity contracts, and credit default swaps. Though commodity [more...]
Date: 2008-09-18 20:14:31
Tips for Improving your Investing
Many investors -- especially beginning investors -- want tips for improving their investing. There are a lot of tools out there ( ... strategies. However, Stock Trading To Go has some very basic and active things you can do in order ... as funds, bonds, currencies, options, commodities, futures and other opportunities might [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 19:38:01
The Best of 2008: A year not to be forgotten
It’s the end of 2008 and many traders are saying “Good ridance!” To them I say be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it ... R? Understanding Open Interest in Futures and Options Trading Crude Oil Prices and the Economic Stimulus ... in the markets. Now, of course, the complaint is about too much. Funny how the pendulum swings like that, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:54:33
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
About
I go by the moniker Complacent Panda. I discuss topics, largely, in the economics field, with some tangents into politics, art, philosophy, ... the skills necessary for trading in the stock market, the forex market, or on the options exchange ... for future interest in investments, and was in first place for total profits. While the .com bubble [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 00:02:00
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
The New Way To Wealth: Online Options Trading
by Walter Fox Are you one of these people that are struggling to get ahead financially? Desire financial freedom? ... success in futures and options trading online. They are finding success without even leaving their house ... you will have the opportunity to learn the basics of options trading systems and much more. It may seem baffling at first [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 10:45:15
Celica Marketing
artclipat.com - Celica Marketing has been a leading name for all marketing solutions in the global business arena ... , futures and options trading. Up to this point you can see that InformedTrades is not only about forex ... that free trading videos would be a big plus for Pipholic. Unfortunately I’m having technical difficulties [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 07:30:25
Over-dependence on derivatives hit AIG
The US financial tsunami has washed out giant investment banks of the US and has led to many commercial banks being bought over or nationalised ... to speculate on the future price of commodities or shares - without buying the underlying investment ... , the inaccuracy of which may not be exposed for many years. Derivatives like futures, options and [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 10:29:14
Auto Announcement Beckons, While Oil Falters
Expectations for a bit of support for the automakers through a $17 billion loan package — to be announced at 9 a.m. ET by President Bush — aren’t doing much for futures today. With this session marking options ... that trading should drastically be curtailed as the end of the year approaches. Futures project a slightly [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 13:48:54
Auto Announcement Beckons, While Oil Falters
Expectations for a bit of support for the automakers through a $17 billion loan package — to be announced at 9 a.m. ET by President Bush — aren’t doing much for futures today. With this session marking options ... that trading should drastically be curtailed as the end of the year approaches. Futures project a slightly [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 14:08:38
Who is Behind the Financial Meltdown? by Michel Chossudovsky
on current Dandelion Salad by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, October 11, ... . There are several instruments including futures, options, index funds, derivative securities, etc. used ... Stearns was in part due to short selling. Short selling has also been used extensively in currency [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 01:47:33
"Fannie: Going Concern, but I am Getting Concerned"
There are some cool charts, and a useful discussion of the continuing travails of Fannie Mae, at EconomPic Data ... Billion, almost half is deferred taxes (i.e. provides no benefit without futures earnings ... is not an option as there is incentive to keep up the appearance of Fannie as a "going concern" regardless of how [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 07:46:51
Silver Gets Spiked!
Traders enjoy the leverage that can be obtained using futures and options; however, I would like to bring to your attention the ability for you to invest with commodity-like leverage without as much risk. You see, many mining companies are similar to ... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 17:32:29
Treating students as consumers will help them through the education maze
by Helen Rainbow Our education system is top-down, prescriptive and unresponsive to the wishes and needs of its users ... to expect the system to take into account the needs of students – whose futures are ultimately ... options that will benefit them more in the long-term. In the short period of time since tuition fees [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 11:14:37
Secondary Markets
Financial institutions play a key role in matching primary market players who need money with those who have extra funds, ... ), the Chicago Board of Trade (the CBOT trades futures and options), and the Tokyo Stock Exchange ... of an outcry auction is the CBOT, where traders actually meet in a pit and sellers and buyers [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 00:53:36
Weekly Watchlist 12/15
Weekly Watchlist 12/15 Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 08:42PM by Registered Commenter Option Addict | Comments ... . Index futures are slightly higher tonight heading into tomorrows session. Asia has put together some strong gains overnight and crude oil is trading with a 5 handle. Both should help give the market [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 03:42:45
Energy Investment Opinions by Bill Paul
Jan 4, 2009 - Bill Paul is a former Wall Street Journal energy and environmental reporter with more than 30 years of experience. He recently wrote an article titled, “Stay Ahead of the Energy Curve” for Stocks, Futures and Options magazine. As he has been reporting on energy issues before many of the green energy advocates [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 19:38:53
Closing Down Early in 2008
December is usually a slow month in the markets, and volume tends to dry up around the middle of the month as investors, ... as one of the worst years in history for the major equity averages. Trading volume in futures, stocks and options has declined as investors have reduced risk after a trying year that left much [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 18:27:07
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
Common Questions About Currency Trading
Although forex is the largest financial market in the world, it is relatively unfamiliar terrain to retail traders ... from other markets?Unlike the trading of stocks, futures or options, currency trading does not take ... .Until the popularization of internet trading a few years ago, FX was primarily the domain of large [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 21:21:00
Elite Trader,Chech this site out/CRWE.OB
Become a Member - Help - Search Member Login Username: Password: Welcome to Elite Trader, the #1 community for active traders of Stocks, Futures, Options, and Currencies. Although anyone ... advice thinkorswim Not Impressed thinkorswim Doesn’t Merit The Hype TransAct Futures [more...]
Date: 2008-07-30 16:48:03
Market crumbles as inflation rises
The market tumbled in a highly volatile trading session as an unexpected increase in inflation shattered hopes of further interest rate cuts by the ... 4,983.72 crore on 5 November 2008.Nifty November 2008 futures were at 2883.30, at a discount of 9.35 points as compared to spot closing of 2892.65. NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment turnover was Rs [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 13:38:00
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
Finding Money for your Borrowers
With the credit crunch in full swing, investors should start to pay attention the the lending options available to their buyers ... the future, but lets look into the 2009 crystal ball and see what is coming. With FHA seller down payment ... or mortgage broker, these banks go by their own set of rules. I still see 98% programs that allow [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 22:30:34
Islamic hedge funds now a reality
Hedge funds with no leverage, options or futures might sound like a product stripped to the bare essentials of short and long equity strategies, but that has not deterred the $50 million seeding of the BlackRock Global Resources & Mining Fund by the Dubai Multi Commodities... read more [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 09:46:32
ZIRP -- Tdday's New Acronym -- Updated
December 18, 2008Found this at Cassandra Does Tokyo, a new blog for me, found at Helena Cobban's blog ... scheme unwinds. It's an investment strategy involving options trading with spreads. Think Rubik's ... portfolio is not "traded",but subject to the use of options and futures, the 25% portion is very heavily [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 14:47:00
Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion
Report: German Dax, NYSE considering fusion December 7th, ... platform where traders can deal in stocks, options, futures, commodities and corporate bonds across two ... in an advance release of its Monday edition. Trading would based in New York, while derivatives would remain [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 20:51:02
No terror impact, Indian equities still in green
Despite a general nervousness pervading the investor community due to the global financial and economic meltdown, ... Thursday, the monthly settlement of futures and options trade had to be deferred to Friday. This also [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 09:55:59
Getting ahead with your trading in 2009
Dear trader and blog reader, One of the things I have always enjoyed is sharing what I know with others ... Mercantile Exchange in Chicago, Index and Options Market(IOM) Chicago, New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) and The London Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE). Adam is the author of “Right on the Money [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 10:00:34
Will Mary Schapiro Lead a Merger of the SEC and CFTC?
With startling revelations (yesterday and today) ... , with the CFTC, created in 1974 to regulate commodities futures and options markets. Schapiro’s service ... might be her stint as the chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission during the Clinton [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 14:15:49
The Government Wants Your Opinion on Prediction-Markets Regulation
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is soliciting public comment on the regulatory treatment of event (prediction) ... to that enjoyed by established futures and options exchanges. Aside from the obvious libertarian argument [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 22:26:38
FastBrokers Holiday Bonus Program
FastBrokers, one of the ECN forex brokers that I recommend, ... Disclosure: There is a substantial risk of loss in trading futures, options and foreign exchange (forex ... : The $100 instant credit for a new live trading account is for trading and is non-redeemable [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 15:43:53
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