Futures Magazine February 01, 2006
Trading Techniques
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Versatility of buy-write strategies
Last month we outlined the theory behind the buy-write trading strategy. Buy-write, also called covered call writing, programs have experienced stratospheric growth recently and now include more than
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Has technical analysis kept up with the (Dow) Jones’?
Technology has revolutionized the way business is done around the world, including many aspects of trading during the last 30 years, but has it really produced any innovations in technical analysis
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Understanding the arb trade
Arbitrage is one of the most influential but commonly misunderstood factors that drive price activity in modern futures markets. Understanding how arb trades work can give you an edge regardless of
Futures 101
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Step-by-step into the ag markets
Agricultural commodities are changing and despite the fact that they trade in predominantly open-outcry pits, the changes are real. As historically domestic products become exports, suppliers such as
Managed Money
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The Great Divide(s)
Paolo di Montorio-Veronese runs a company called PdMV Capital. The letters come from his aristocratic name, and the fund of funds he just launched, the PhD Fund, boasts an impressive 16.6% proforma
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Nordic niche: Danish mortgage bonds
Like the United States, Europe is a land of deep, broad liquidity pools, but it also a land of niche markets, such as Danish callable mortgage bonds, which have become hugely popular among traders
Trader Profiles
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Bernie Carey – Trading is in the blood
Carey comes from a family of CBOT traders. His father traded grains at CBOT, mostly wheat, for about 30 years; his nephew is CBOT Chairman Charlie Carey; and three of his four children trade at CBOT
