Futures Magazine April 01, 2012

Market waltz or mayhem?

By Ginger Szala

April editor's note from Ginger Szala

Sentiment support and resistance

By Abe Cofnas

Where will the markets go?

QE3 still on table, though doubtful

By Steven K. Beckner

The recovery remains subpar but

Top CTAs January 2012

By Daniel P. Collins

Top CTAs for January 2012

Public Funds February 2012

By Daniel P. Collins

Public Funds through February 2012

Hedge Funds January 2012

By Daniel P. Collins

Hedge Fund performance for January 2012

Hedging your equity portfolio with a stock index option

By M. Burkhardt

How can you save time and money in hedging your equity portfolio?

Hamer: Returning to what works

By Daniel P. Collins

Hamer Trading appears to be a basic, solid, diversified, long-term trend-following CTA. That is until you see its 2011 performance. Hamer earned 24.97% in a year that saw most CTAs struggle.

MFGH trustee thwarts clients

By Daniel P. Collins

MF Global Holdings (MFGH) Trustee Louis Freeh agreed in essence to a partial waiver of client/attorney privilege regarding certain documents related to the holding company’s bankruptcy.

Chartview: Credit rating downgrade weighs heavily on European economies

A visual representation of Eurozone countries' debt-to-GDP ratios.

Stocks and the Juggernaut Surge

By Billy Williams

A simple price pattern, the Juggernaut Surge, is a strong indicator that a stock may offer big profits while maintaining a large safety margin.

Building forex volatility strategies

By Paul D. Cretien

Using forex options to exploit Europe’s economic turmoil and the tenuous relationship between currencies.

Hidden truths of Andrews’ pitchfork

By Ron Jaenisch

Adding parallel reaction lines and using timing methods make this technical tool even more useful.

Roger Babson and the arrow of time

By Ron Jaenisch

How much trading capital is enough?

By Joseph Stuber

While money management is important to any program, properly funding that program to begin with can be even more vital.

Carried interest, here we go again

By Robert Hartnett

Carried interest is again in play this year and new rules could affect a manager’s tax burden.

Dollar wins by default... again

By Phil Burgert

Currency market outlooks are shifting as countries take on austerity programs amid rising energy prices. Meanwhile, central banks try to keep an even keel.

Tech Talk: The rising sun

By Michael Boutros

The Japanese yen recently has awakened from its seven-month slumber below the 80-handle after making fresh post-World-War-II lows.

Money management for portfolios: It’s a risk game

By Murray A. Ruggiero Jr.

Dynamic portfolio selection can help you grow your account by finding the best trades within a larger basket of markets.

Do today’s markets lack resiliency?

By Steve Zwick

Traders' View of the World: High-frequency trading has created a push-back to markets focused on efficiency. World leaders are looking to create resilient markets, and the two don’t always go together.

Software Review: OptionsCity Freeway

By Michael Gutmann

Addressing Time-to-Market for the Professional Algorithmic Trader

The Universal Principles of Successful Trading

By Leslie N. Masonson

Review of "The Universal Principles of Successful Trading" by Brent Penfold

Currency Trading for Dummies: Second Edition

By Patrick Kelly

Review of "Currency Trading for Dummies: Second Edition" by Brian Dolan

How to begin trading exotic currencies

By Michael J. McFarlin

Like any tradable product, exotic currencies offer opportunity. As often is the case, though, special care needs to be taken to ensure that golden opportunity doesn’t turn into a fool’s dream.