
From the November 01, 2012 issue of Futures Magazine • Subscribe!
From the November 01, 2012 issue of Futures Magazine • Subscribe!

5 basic options strategies explained
Take your options trading beyond vanilla calls and puts to better manage risk with these five basic strategies.
New for Traders: CBOE launches 10-year Treasury volatility index
A wrap-up of new products and services from around the trading industry.
Dealers absorbing junk bonds as ETF demand drops
Wall Street banks are expanding holdings of speculative-grade bonds as prices fall from record highs with investors retreating from exchange-traded funds that buy the debt.
Will the Fed pull the plug on this rally?
With most of the Fed members still in Bernanke’s corner and the pattern of dip buying this year, many traders may look at this sell-off as an opportunity to buy into this market. What is the most effective way they can do so?