Bombay Stock Exchange gets SEBI nod for currency derivatives

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has received “in-principle approval” from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ... Committee on Exchange Traded Currency Futures, released by the Reserve Bank of India and SEBI May 29 ... currency futures contracts facilitate easy access, increased transparency, efficient price discovery [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 07:29:46

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The Morning After, Plenty of Blame to Go Around

The Morning After, Plenty of Blame to Go Around We're now less than 24 hours removed from one of the most colossal legislative failures in recent memory, and the first rough draft of history has not been kind to any of the key players. A recent poll says that more than twice as many of those surveyed blamed the House GOP for the failure of the [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 18:10:07

Importance of Leverage in Forex

Different from Equity trading and Futures trading, Forex trading offers its traders with far more advantages and greater profits than the other financial markets and that too, in a short term.A range of Forex trading strategies are offered ... be known as the opening amount with which the Forex trading account can be initiated.Leverage also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:38:00

Fed Intervention: Managing Moral Hazard in Financial Crises

"Moral hazard has its costs, but it also has its benefits": Fed Intervention: Managing Moral Hazard in Financial Crises, by Harvey Rosenblum, Danielle DiMartino, Jessica J. Renier and Richard Alm, Economic Letter, FRB Dallas: Editor’s note: Federal agencies and regulators have taken decisive steps to combat the financial crisis that began in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 20:51:00

UK: Muslim Workers Sue Because Firm Transferred Jewish Clients to Non-Muslim Colleagues....

Because Muslims worldwide are so tolerant and understanding of Jews..... Two Muslim women who worked as brokers in the City of London have accused their former employer ... discrimination, against broker Tradition Securities & Futures at the opening of the employment tribunal [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 13:49:46

Advertising Exchange: Ad Exchanges Open Up Your Ad Inventory To Real-Time Bidding - Best Ad Exchanges Reviewed

When ad networks alone are not enough to sell all of your ad inventory, ad exchanges step in to help you maximize the money you make. Put simply, ad exchanges work on the same idea as stock markets. They allow buyers to bid on your inventory, and the demand for your inventory determines the price at which you can sell it. [ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:02:00

Currency Trading With Forex Futures

by Mark Alison The spot foreign exchange (forex or FX) market is the world’s largest market, with over one trillion U.S. dollars traded per day ... position. When you are trading forex futures, you have to have a good sense of current trends ... is most appealing, trading in forex futures can be the ultimate outlet. A significant portion [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:09:43

Currency Trading With Forex Futures

by Mark Alison The spot foreign exchange (forex or FX) market is the world’s largest market, with over one trillion U.S. dollars traded per day ... t. Trading forex futures is true speculation and appeals to many people. There is more than 4 trillion ... . One derivative of this market is the forex futures market, which is only 1/100th the size [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:49:13

Yes, Bloody Monday Affected Hollywood

Yes, Bloody Monday Affected Hollywood ... of Big Media companies miraculously were down but by no means out at the close of trading. Hardest ... his morning because showbiz bigwigs will be huddling with their business managers and brokers a [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 09:23:57

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

Death of the American Empire

America is self-destructing & bringing the rest of the world down with it by Tanya Cariina Hsu I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. (Thomas Jefferson, US President; 1743 - 1826) America is dying. It is self-destructing and bringing the rest of the world down with it [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 13:01:18

Perfect Technical Analysis Creates Opportunities and Wealth

Technical analysis has been around for as long as there have been organized exchanges, but the futures trading communities didn`t accept technical analysis as a viable tool for making ... in the past.As a method for projecting future price movement, technical analysis has turned out to be far [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:04:00

Trading in the Forex Requires Some Caution

Whether it is in the millions or thousands, trading in the Forex is a bit risky ... with you.Try out the website of the Federal Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), there they offer ... and their client's success is also their success.Some professional Forex brokers have placed high [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:20:00

Four Advantages of Futures Spread Trading

Advantage 1: Easy to trade Do you see how nicely this spread starts trending in mid February? ... ).So where is the catch?If futures spread trading is so fantastic, why does it seems that hardly ... on margin Each point in the spread carries the same value ($50) as each point in the outright futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 22:07:00

Forex Futures And The Forex Marketplace

by Mark Alison The spot foreign exchange (forex or FX) market is the world’s largest market, with over one trillion U.S. dollars traded per day. One derivative of this market is the forex futures market, which is only 1/100th the size. Forex traders interested in forex futures can find information online that can help. Thousands [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 09:08:42

It's Not The Cheese That Costs so Much

I admit that I can still be astonished. When I watched '60 Minutes' last night I saw a big surprise report that I was right all along about oil ... the commodities futures market. At the New York Mercantile Exchange, it's traded alongside cotton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:28:09

Day Trading Basics: Selecting a Broker

You may wonder if you really need a broker.The answer is yes. If you intend to day trade, then you must have a broker. And it doesn’t matter whether you are trading stocks, futures, forex, or options: unless you are a member of the exchange, you won’t be able to place your orders without a broker.Stock-, futures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:39:00

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 06 January 2009

FINTAG COMMENT Predictions. I started a website last year that exposed people who said one thing and did another ... on it and my results will be published soon. Or not. Having gained glory but not capitalised on my excellent trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:46:30

A personal letter from Satan to Henry Paulson

January 6, 2009 — Stefan Fobes A Personal Letter from Satan to Henry Paulson3.31 ... of all financial instruments and assets at the close of the trading day, as is currently done with commodities futures and stock options the banning of “off balance sheet” accounting the banning of offshore [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:38:26

The secret to trading success in 2009

This little trading tip can and will make a difference in your trading results in 2009 ... . Once you get your fill back from your broker or electronically online you simply figure ... can be used in stock, futures and forex trading. The important rule is that you do use a real stop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:00:26

Currency futures to bring India closer to global trends

Currency futures trading will help bring Indian forex markets more in line with global trends, says a note prepared by MF Global, ... currency futures trading will help to expand the market share of forex derivatives and the volume ... is estimated at around $3 trillion. Of this, spot forex trading volume is $932 billion or 31 percent [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 07:43:28

CFD Trading- Contracts for Difference

By TRADERREPORTSAs 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 18:32:00

CFD Trading Australia

by TRADERREPORTS As the name suggests, Contracts for difference (CFD) ... ) can be traded on equities (shares), index trades, FOREX and commodities. Contracts for difference allow investors to take long or short positions, and unlike futures contracts have no fixed expiry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:06:34

Forex Market Overview

The forex market exists wherever one currency is traded for another ... . It includes trading between large banks, central banks, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial institutions.The forex market is a cash inter-bank established in 1971 when floating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:01:00

New stock exchange clocks Rs.3.49 bn average turnover daily

India's newest stock exchange, the Multi Commodity Exchange-Stock Exchange (MCX-SX), averaged a daily turnover of Rs.3 ... - the currency futures derivatives segment. MCX-SX started operations Oct 6. While banks accounted for more than 25 percent of the total volume of the exchange, it now has 222 trading members [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 06:58:38

Global Financial Meltdown: Sweeping Deregulation of the US Banking System (1999)

Dandelion Salad by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, October 17, 2008 The following text reviews, in a historical context, the 1987, 1997 and 1998 stock market meltdowns. The article was written nine years ago  in November 1999,  following the adoption of the 1999 Financial Services Modernization Act [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 13:45:19

Mortgage Market 101

With mortgage loans, as with any other complex subject, it’s a good idea to understand the basics, including the terminology ... (sub-prime) side, there are/were also some loans available with varying payment options, including [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 13:20:10

Before the bell: Stocks head lower; GS, MS, GE, AXP, GM, WM, AAPL ...

Before the bell: Stocks head lower; GS, MS, GE, AXP, GM, WM, AAPL .. ... , culminating Sunday when the last large independent brokers were granted bank status. This morning futures are lower as investors seem to be taking a breath to take it all in with a cautious eye [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 12:35:18

A Quick Forex Guide for Traders

In this Forex guide we will review some steps you need to take care before you venture into your trading journey ... in this Forex guide is to try your system on a demo account ... .Most traders venture into the Forex market with little or no experience in the Forex market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 02:27:00

Hedge Funds, Hurricanes and Energy Markets

In the past week, the energy markets have sold off steeply, even in the face of as-still-unknown damage from (a weaker than expected) ... and carnivorous aspect of Hedge Funds: they all have prime brokers--i.e. access to capital [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 05:14:49

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

Selecting the Right Forex Broker

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1) Is the broker I want to use regulated? ... . For instance, if a broker is based in the United States, they're regulated by the National Futures Association (NFA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Swiss brokers, however [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 03:12:00

IBG: Foundation of American Finance Capitalism?

Thomas Friedman delivers today with a column that makes me proud he's a fellow Marshall Scholar ... at the breakdown in the American system, and the growing international sense that US assets are being [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 03:38:05

Video-Rama: Will Markets Bail You Out in ‘09? (December 27, 2008)

Despite a litany of bleak economic and corporate news confronting investors during the past week, ... briefly trading in negative territory for the first time since 1940, indicating the willingness [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:29:25

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

Commodity Trading

.fullpost{display:inline;}by James GreenWhen it comes to commodity trading, ... different categories of the participants in commodity trading. Overall, you will learn that the hedgers ... as the brokerage firms. When it comes to speculators and commodity trading, you will learn that futures [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 04:00:00

banning all short sales. The details of the SEC action have been released (see below) ... were pressing their bets recently. The bear raids on the banks and brokers were NOT a case [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 23:50:07

What are Cfds (contracts for Difference)

What Are CFDs Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are contracts between a trader and a CFD provider, who will at the close of the contract, exchange the difference between the opening price and the closing price of the underlying index, share, commodity, per the number of specified CFD contracts. A CFD differs from the traditional [more...]

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

US Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index (USDX) is a futures contract offered by the New York Board of Trade. It is a trade-weighted average of six foreign currencies against the dollar. Currently, the index includes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:15:00

Before the bell: Stocks lower again; GS, AIG, WM, GE, HPQ, DELL, BBY ...

Before the bell: Stocks lower again; GS, AIG, WM, GE, HPQ, DELL, BBY .. ... , Barclays plc ADS (BCS), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Federal ReserveU.S. stock futures were lower ... Sachs (NYSE: GS), one of the few independent brokers left after Lehman's demise [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 12:39:00

CFDs-Australia

by Singapore Trader Report Contracts for Difference (CFDs) ... , commodity, per the number of specified CFD contracts. A CFD differs from the traditional trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:01:45

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

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