Futures Magazine August 01, 2012
Cover Story
Equities face steep fiscal cliff of worries in election year
Election-year cycles and defensive stocks are keeping equities in the black despite European uncertainties and the fiscal cliff countdown. But, can it continue?
Editor's Note
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Seeing red
August editor's note from Ginger Szala
Forex Trader
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Opportunities in monthly currency patterns
With the first half of 2012 over, it’s a good time to spot opportunities that we may have missed in specific currency pairs.
Options Strategy
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Trading the option ratio credit spread
Adding protection to a short option position and still profit while extending opportunity
Trader Profiles
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CEC Capital: Building on a legacy
Clark Collins, managing member of Stuart, Fla.-based CEC Capital LLC, met Pierre Tullier, former president of commodity trading advisor (CTA) Dunn Capital Management, through his future wife.
Trading Techniques
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Opening range breakout: Past, present and future
Although 24-hour electronic markets have all but eliminated the opening range breakout, a new outlook on an old indicator may give this favorite new life.
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Crossing boundaries with E-mini index options
Based on the same underlying indexes as larger contracts, traders can use E-minis to analyze opportunities in counterpart contracts with reduced risk.
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Collaring multiple-asset ETFs to manage tail risk
How to use collar strategies on multiple-asset ETFs for downside protection and upside participation.
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Exchange emulation vs. simulation is the key to robust testing
All technical trading systems must be tested robustly, and not just for rosy cyberspace scenarios. Instead, test for market reality, including execution.
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Most Actives provide better advance-decline line analysis
In the first of a two-part series, we compare advancing and declining issues to an indicator based on the 20 most active stocks.
Industry Trends
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Trading Europe today: Pay no attention to that central banker in the corner
Although it was built on good intentions and a willingness to overlook troubling details, those factors may be coming back to bite the European Union.
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Pressure rises on London regulators
Trading 101
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6 common new trader questions
It takes years to become a market master, but everyone has to start somewhere. Here are six of the most common questions brokers get from new traders, and the answers.
Book Reviews
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First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America’s Prosperity
Steve Beckner reviews “First Principles: Five Keys to Restoring America’s Prosperity” by John Taylor.
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Robber Barons of the Big Board
Patrick Kelly reviews “Robber Barons of the Big Board” by Keith Schooley.
Software Review
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Software Review: TradeMiner
Bruce Greig reviews Gecko Software, Inc.’s TradeMiner.
