Volume trading

Hello everyone, I'm trading futures, mostly GC. I have a question. Does someone who trade also futures uses some software to track market volume? I mean the software such as Bloomberg or something.. I'd like to find people on this board who trade using volumes. I think together we could spread our thoughts to each other to make trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:36:04

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Some Opening Comments June 27 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are registering small mixed changes in overnight trading ... trading. Current futures market prices (it is 623AM on the beautiful South Shore of Long Island ... percent.The 2 year/10 year spread is flatter by 4 basis points and trades around 134 basis points [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 10:51:21

Gold Investments Market Update - Savers Trusting Gold More Than Banks and Governments

Gold fell sharply yesterday on lower oil prices and the recently surging dollar, despite unprecedented physical demand for coins and bars in the UK, ... trading in futures, CFDs and spread betting is an extremely high risk endeavour in the current markets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 13:18:36

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

Above the fold

A DAILY round-up of economic news: Get this, readers ... have soared. The TED spread fell 24% overnight. And futures indicate that American markets may ... . Trading resumed today after being suspended much of the week, and shares soared. The gains appear [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 14:42:03

Interest Rate Risk Exposure

Interest rate exposure refers to the interest rate differential between the two countries' currencies in a foreign exchange contract ... conditions:* 2 pips spread on six currency pairs.* Providing online trading services without maintenance ... or futures contract. As a side note, arbitragers are investors that take advantage when interest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:58:00

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

BEWARE Forex.com, Gain Capital Group

Gentlemen, I have been trading futures for a long time and decided to try Forex ... from clients! I never had similar problems in the futures arena, thank goodness. I am trying ten different ... spread on two currencies. This put me at a loss of $1400 from were I was four minutes ago [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 21:26:34

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

Some Opening Comments June 6 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities posted disparate results in overseas trading as the repercussions of the statement yesterday by ECB grand ... . Futures trading indicates that US equities will open modestly lower following the sharp rally ... , and is 4.71 percent.The 2 year /10 year spread has flattened by 7 basis points to 148 basis points [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 11:36:53

Australia CFD Trading- Find a Broker

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... , one is more like a traditional spread better where you are trading with the CFD provider and have to trade ... allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:52:22

Some Opening Comments November 05 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities declined in overnight trading as the euphoria which drove the market yesterday subsides in favor of a sober ... victory. Futures markets indicate that the US market will post moderate losses when trading begins ... . The 2year/10 year spread has revered some of the narrowing which occurred yesterday and is 2 basis [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 12:27:43

Opening Comment

There is a great song by Bob Dylan entitled “Desolation Row”. It contains a line which is quite apropos this morning ... with European markets down,on balance, about 3.5 percent. Trading in futures markets indicates tht ... Bond has dropped 15 basis points in yield to 4.17 percent. The 2year/10 year spread has widened [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 10:40:31

Opening Comments September 18 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have tumbled in overseas trading as the concerted efforts of central banks around the globe to reduce tensions ... to 1.5 percent. Futures market trading indicates that US stocks will open about 1 percent higher. Asian ... percent. The 2year/10 year spread has narrowed by 7 basis points to 169 basis points. The [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 11:27:03

While Greenspan Slept

This Bloomberg special report may have slipped by unnoticed last week during all of the market mayhem ... of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to study regulating over-the-counter derivatives. In 2000, Congress ... on a company's debt, would grow to $62 trillion from $631 billion in 2001. While the swaps spread risk [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 11:00:00

Opening Comments October 22 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities surged in overnight trading as pandemic equity market weakness drove investors to the safety of US Government ... of nearly 6 percent. Futures market trading indicates that US markets will open sharply lower. Against ... on the Long Bond dropped 9 basis points to 4.13 percent. The 2 year/10 year spread has widened [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 10:58:26

Opening Comments January 5 2009

Prices of Treasury coupon securities slumped in overseas trading as the retreat which began last week has turned into a mini rout in bond prices ... modest gains. Futures market trading suggests that US indices will open with modest declines ... on the Long Bond has climbed 6 basis points to 2.85 percent. The 2year/10 year spread has widened to 158 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:36:51

Some Opening Comments December 15 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have posted modest losses in overseas trading as investors scout the landscape for signs of additional economic ... . Trading in the futures market indicates that the US markets will open with modest gains. The Madoff ... percent. The 2 year /10 year spread narrowed a basis point to 180 basis points. Equity markets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 12:24:18

The Waiting Game

by Larry LevinMy goodness, will the markets ever open for business? The momentum is negligent; it's as if there are only 2 traders in the S&P futures pits trading ... . But that's just the official number. This morning traders in New York started to spread their "whisper [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 01:57:00

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

Some Opening Comments October 14 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have plummeted as the debt market responds to the actions of governments and regulators around the globe to ... this morning. European markets have gained about 5 percent thus far and futures market trading indicates ... on the 30 year bond has also jumped 14 basis points to 4.27 percent.The 2 year/10 year spread [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 11:51:06

AIG (AIG) Wants The 1,000th Change In Its Government Loan Rules

The management at AIG (AIG) is extremely clever. Every time it runs into trouble paying back the $144 billion credit facilities provided by the ... , it is trading them for assets which have dubious futures. Better for AIG to hold those assets until it has cash buyers. The process may get spread out, but the Fed will not be stiffed. According [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 11:02:03

Bailout Frustrations, WaMu Failure Spurs Selling in Banks

Bailout Frustrations, WaMu Failure Spurs Selling in Banks Posted by David Gaffen ... at the close of trading Thursday, may linger with it. Futures are down this morning, as the brief jolt ... Mutual added to the list of casualties is escalating the cynicism,” writes Martin Slaney, head of spread [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 13:17:56

Opening Comments November 17 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are posting mixed changes in overnight trading but economic weakness is still pervasive and uncertainty wracks ... and futures are pointing toward a drop of about 1.5 percent when trading resumes in the US. Home prices ... a basis point to 4.21 percent. The 2/10year spread has narrowed 32 basis points to 250 basis [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 12:13:16

Libor Surges to Nearly 7% But US Stock Futures Rise on Bailout Bill Revival Hopes

Markets continue to be roiled by the upset of the effort to pass the touted Paulson bailout bill ... , for one-month loans climbed to record 5.05 percent, the European Banking Federation said. The Libor-OIS spread ... markets have completely broken down, with no trading taking place at all,'' said Christoph Rieger [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:42:14

some Opening Comments October 16 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are slumping in overseas trading in response to a rebound in US equities futures which indicates at this time ( ... on the Long Bond is up 4 basis points to 4.23 percent. The 2 year/10 year spread is a basis point [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 10:02:25

Some Opening Comments for October 21 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities posted minuscule mixed changes in overseas trading ... edged two basis points higher to 4.28 percent.The 2 year/10 year spread widened to 216 basis points ... as well as in Spain. The futures markets indicate that the US market will open with very modest [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 10:52:29

CME Group: Long Call Spread Idea (pfblogs.org)

Daniel Jones submits:CME Group (CME) operates self-regulatory futures exchanges, CME, NYMEX and CBOT ... facilities consist of its CME Globex electronic trading platform and open outcry trading floors, as well ... . The company offers an array of products available across various asset classes, including futures [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 12:36:26

Could This Be The Future of Austrian Economists?

A blogger in South Korea has been arrested for spreading "false economic information over the internet ... for Park following Saturday's court hearing, said the case "affected foreign exchange markets ... site last month that the government had ordered major financial institutions and trade businesses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:47:56

Some Opening Comments November 6 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are posting mostly muffled gains in overnight trading ... fell 4 percent. In Europe stocks have fallen between 3 percent and 4 percent. Stock futures ... percent and the yield on the Long Bond is unchanged at 4.18 percent. The 2year/10 year spread is 237 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 12:58:29

Oil Prices Hit Eight-Week Low

Oil prices fell to an eight-month low below $90 a barrel Monday on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic ... was down $4.03 to $89.85 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier ... $3.64 to $86.61 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. Oil prices have tumbled nearly 40 percent [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 12:40:31

How Many Bullets Does The Fed Have Left?

Last evening I went to bed with the futures soaring as if an unlimited government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was a good thing ... were off more than 25% at last check. WaMu shares were also down over 25% in midday trading. Lehman ... and Exchange Commission said Sunday it is immediately opening a probe to prevent the spread of false [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 17:04:35

Some Early Thoughts November 3 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have taken a random walk in overseas trading. The yield on the benchmark 2 year note is unchanged at 1 ... by 3 basis points to 4.36 percent.The 2year/10 year spread rests at 239 basis points. Equity markets around ... though the Spanish market has dropped 0.9 percent and Sweden has jumped 3.6 percent. US stock futur [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 11:56:58

What Big Winning Stocks Have In Common

If you want to pick stocks that outperform the averages or develop a greater understanding of trend-following risk management techniques for your equity portfolio then this post by Mebane Faber at World Beta highlighting research by Eric Crittenden and Cole Wilcox from Blackstar Funds is a must read. It is unusual material not found elsewhere [more...]

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

Obama Knows How to Move to the Market

Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, is a former White House correspondent with two decades of experience covering Washington government and politics. Click here for Mr. Brown’s full bio. For a liberal Democrat who made no secret of his Robin Hood economic instincts, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 18:00:00

Disadvantages of forex trading

Disadvantages of Forex tradingLeverage. With huge leverage available to forex traders the danger is that positions which carry too much risk for the ... packages.* Claim Your Bonus * Live Account Contest * Demo Account Contest * Refer A Client * Scalping ... account size can be taken on, leading to margin calls. Effective money management rules must [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 02:55:00

Parsing Christopher Cox: Please Don’t Kill the SEC. Please.

Forget Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; they have been a headache to Congress for so long that they are kid stuff in the regulatory realm ... : My agency is policing trillions of dollars, traders are coming up with derivatives people can’t even spell ... and the marketplace. To this end, the SEC has recently executed memoranda of understanding with the Commodit [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 10:16:00

Thinkorswim- The Best Brokerage

by Walter Fox A time when the financial institutions because of their harsh conditions easily was not getting credit ... categories including equities, the fund currency, bonds, futures trading of mutual funds can help ... . More and more people jumped into the competition, introduction of online options trading systems. They are aware [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 17:17:10

Fed Move Takes Rate Markets Into Unexplored Terrain

The Federal Reserve’s unprecedented switch to a range for its key target rate has propelled rate markets into uncharted territory ... has been trading close to zero recently. In that sense, “a target range allows the Fed to accomplish ... , managing director, head of fixed income sales, trading and research at Morgan Keegan & Co. Overall [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 17:00:26

DrumBeat: September 27, 2008

Lehman-Backed Muni Gas Bonds Trade for Cents; Deliveries Halted (Bloomberg) -- Tax-exempt bonds guaranteed by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for a gas-supply contract may be worth little more than unsecured debt after the bankrupt underwriter's commodity unit stopped deliveries last week. Main Street Natural Gas, a financing vehicle [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 14:11:57

Shocker: Federal Regulators Conclude That Oil Speculators Not Responsible For High Gas Prices

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released financial data indicating that commodities traders engaged in oil speculation have had little ... driving the future price of oil down. Commodity index funds also have a much smaller share ... of transactions worth billions of dollars between January and June of this year. Commodity futures [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 14:50:11

Chinese Stock Markets Tank, Other Foreign Indices Fall

The world is finally waking up to the fact that inflation is getting to be a wee bit of a problem and inflation is very unkind to investments ... day of trading since the People's Bank of China announced it would lift the ratio of reserves banks ... trading at Daiwa Securities SMBC in Hong Kong. "We have more work to do on the downside." Investors [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 10:07:23

Noontime markets update

The markets are having a very bad day today. After we saw the Europeans were also vulnerable to this credit crisis, stock markets worldwide sold off, ... of increased volatility include VIX, LIBOR-OIS Spread, and the TED Spread. European currencies ... Bovespa Plunges 10 Percent, Trading Halted; Vale Sinks - Bloomberg Mexico's Peso Plummets to Record [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 16:13:35

Some Opening Comments October 8 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are surging as the turmoil in the world financial markets deepens and resists the best laid plans of ... . European markets are down between 4 percent and 6 percent. Trading in equity futures indicates that the US markets will tumble sharply at the outset if trading were to begin now. The UK government crafted [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 11:12:20

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/14/2008

A significant news story this evening: after a year, the murder of those teenage girls in Texas has officially been termed an “honor killing” by the FBI. Needless to say, the Muslim lobby is not happy about this.Also, a Swiss government minister says her country needs to import more foreign workers.Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 03:29:00

Thinkorswim- The Best Brokerage

by Walter Fox There was a time when people were not getting easy credit from financial institutions due to their rigid conditions ... trading business found great new methods of detection. Online option and people with the beginning of the trading system jumped into the fray. Within a few trading sessions, felt the importance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:51:33

Some Opening Comments September 30 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are retracing a portion of the out sized gains attained yesterday as some participants expect that some form of rescue package will pass later this week. Equity prices are mixed in Europe and futures market trading indicates the US equity markets will open with a strong bounce after the historic fall [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 11:33:20

1/6/09 (U.S. Post! Apple & Jobs! Green Back?)

Traders, Yesterday saw some downside pressure, but a decent recovery in the late session. Other than the INDU most indices field pretty well. We did see the inversion of the dollar and pound vs. the Euro and it would seem that strength in the “green back” is predicated on optimism in coming new administration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:30:00

2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns

In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00

2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns

In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00

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