Futures Magazine November 01, 2011
Cover Story
Joe LeBlanc: Taking a rare energy position
Before becoming a full-time professor, Joe LeBlanc had 25 years of experience trading in energy markets
Markets
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Corn blinded by uncertain supply data
With experts unable to gauge corn stocks accurately, its roller coaster ride is likely to continue
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Tech Talk: Corn sees trouble ahead
Exactly one year ago, we discussed how the corn market was preparing for the next move higher
Trading Techniques
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Stock market trends and the volatility premium
Understanding implied-to-realized volatility spreads to net dividends
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Grain & cattle spreads: Finding an edge
Discovering profits in live cattle, lean hogs and corn futures spreads
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Clearing up price level trading
It is not uncommon for practitioners of technical analysis to have ready access to hundreds of indicators, along with the ability to apply them quickly and in unending combinations on price charts.
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Trading system analysis: Learning from perfection
Analyzing the characteristics of optimal trades for real-world strategies
Forex Trader
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Going with the Nokkie, in times of good & bad
Commodity currencies tend to rally during periods of improved risk appetite
Futures 101
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The basics of reading charts
Even fundamental traders need to understand charts. Here’s a primer
Industry Trends
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Commodity trading in Asia: Slow but steady
Although Asia hasn’t been thought of as a major commodity trading center, that may be changing
Editor's Note
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Back to school
November editor's note from Ginger Szala
Book Reviews
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George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis
Review of "George Lindsay and the Art of Technical Analysis: Trading Systems of a Market Master" by Ed Carlson
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Mastering Market Timing
Review of "Mastering Market Timing: Using the Works of L.M. Lowry and R.D. Wyckoff to Identify Key Market Turning Points" by Richard A. Dickson and Tracy L. Knudsen
Market Analysis
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Weather affects premium more than price
It was only this spring that coffee prices touched a 14-year high
Managed Money
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CFTC/SEC harmonization
Without rule harmonization many products face an unsure future
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Automated execution: Set it but don’t forget it
Automating execution can help you keep pace with the markets, but keep an eye on it
Options Strategy
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Using a vertical options spread to greatly reduce vega risk
Markets in general and equity markets in particular have been jittery
New For Traders
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New for traders: Commodities
New commodities products
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New for traders: Forex
New forex 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: Technology
New technology products
People
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Newedge snags Guillaume for deputy CEO
New employees and promotions in the trading industry
News
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Chartview: Occupy movement gets legs
Local protest in New York ballooned into multinational protest
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Same Dodd-Frank, different year
Dodd-Frank appears to be missing its target
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EU looking at transaction tax
As the European sovereign debt crisis comes to a head
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DB/NYSE fielding questions
Despite two larger exchange mergers already failing this year
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CBSX snaps up NSX
CBOE Stock Exchange to acquire the National Stock Exchange
Trader Profiles
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Bahadur’s final lesson
Nigel Bahadur, founder and sole principal of Structured Markets Inc
CTAs
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Top CTAs August 2011
Top CTAs for August 2011
Hedge Funds
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Hedge Funds August 2011
Hedge Fund performance for August 2011
Public Funds
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Public Funds September 2011
Public Funds through September 2011
