Futures Magazine February 01, 2010
Cover Story
Energy outlook 2010: Slow and steady
As a painful 2009 ends, energy producers and markets are looking for a demand recovery in 2010, but demand increases could be as modest as the overall recovery.
Trading Techniques
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How collar strategy can protect your portfolio
An option strategy overlay can produce higher returns with lower risk.
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S&P 500 data: Three ways to profit
Three strategies on weekly S&P 500 data that make money over the long term.
Technology & Trading
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2010: A trader's odyssey
How to build a trading system with neural network technologies.
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Failed setups: Inverse predictive power
In trading, inverse predictive power can help if setups fail.
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Using DOE method in trading
How the Design of Experiments method can help your trading.
Forex Trader
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How to detect forex trends
Detecting a trend is an important part of predicting direction in a currency pair.
Futures 101
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Small contracts, big opportunities
E-minis, micro forex and binary contracts are among the small contracts that can boost your trading performance.
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Trading binary options: Nadex's guide
How to trade binary options on Nadex.
Industry Trends
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Tops & bottoms of 2009
Our annual review of the futures industry for 2009.
Markets
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Tech talk: Crude fencing
How crude oil will move on candlestick chart.
Editor's Note
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Did you hear the one about...?
Expect mind-numbing regulatory speak to continue in 2010 and beyond.
Book Reviews
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Managing hedge fund managers: Quantitative and Qualitative Performance Measures
The hedge fund world is a complex place with few regulations for investors.
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Essentials of foreign exchange trading
James Chen offers a basic guide to forex trading.
Market Analysis
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Orange juice futures squeezed
Orange juice futures rallied on a freeze in Florida.
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Corn divided
USDA report prompted a sell-off in corn.
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Copper: All eyes on China
China is a major factor in copper prices.
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Coffee could have volcanic eruption
Coffee is on the verge of repricing higher 20 years of insufficent pricing.
Managed Money
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CFTC steps up on limits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed position limits on four futures and options contracts in energy markets.
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For CTAs, more volume doesn't equal liquidity
For money managers, added volume has not always translated to added liquidity.
Options Strategy
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Options strategy: Broken wing butterfly
How to use broken wing butterfly strategy in options.
New For Traders
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New for traders: Forex
New forex products.
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New for traders: Technology
New technology products.
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New for traders: Options
New options products.
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New for traders: Financials
New financial products.
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New for traders: Commodities
New commodities products.
People
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Streich to head Penson GHCO
John Streich was named CEO of Penson GHCO.
News
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Finra proposes forex margin change
Finra is proposing a rule that would sbifurcate margin levels required in forex between brokers/dealers and everyone else.
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Chartview: Bifurcated margins galore
A look at regulatory proposals for forex.
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CBOE creates new order type
A CBOE rule change will affect the way some of its customers do business.
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Credit default swaps clearing buy side access achieved
ICE US Trust achieved buy-side access to credit default swaps clearing.
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ELX, CME Group EFF battle continues
ELX Futures wrote a letter to CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler regarding ELX’s rule on Exchange of Futures for Futures
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CFTC adopts capital requirements for FCMs
The CFTC adopted amendments to increase the minimum adjusted net capital requirement for introducing brokers.
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Sungard, BM&F team up on clearing
SunGard will work with the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange to expand clearing support.
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Interactive Data acquires 7ticks
Interactive Data acquired 7ticks
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HTG Capital acquires Kingstree Trading Group
HTG Capital acquired Kingstree Trading Group
Current Analysis
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Is Dow reversal at hand?
The Cycle Project Oscillator has been a proven indicator of market direction. See what it is telling us now.
Trader Profiles
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Cuddehe: Back in business
Michael Cuddehe was a major commodity trading advisor in the formative years for the industry.
CTAs
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Top CTAs November 2009
Top CTAs November 2009.
Hedge Funds
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Hedge funds December 2009
Hedge funds December 2009
Public Funds
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Public funds December 2009
Public funds December 2009.
