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The U.S. dollar has been trending lower since mid October. But in mid November, it seemed to solidify on a strong jobs report. Then, when the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $64.3 billion from...
Daniels Trading senior broker Scott Hoffman is bullish, noting that Cisco Systems Inc. had a “knock-out third quarter,” and because Cisco sells network infrastructure technologies, it acts as a...
Grains have been discovered as an asset class, says Stephen Davis, senior broker at RJO Futures, adding that food is the new market play. “During harvest time, this is just incredible.” Davis says...
Managed Money
Christian Baha, principal and founder of the Superfund Group of companies, is on a crusade to bring managed futures investment into the mainstream. And although progress on that has been slow, he...
Before the Amaranth story is complete, there likely will be lawsuits aimed at the fund and investment managers of the fund from investors who feel that certain trading activities weren’t fully...
Hedge funds are a little like referees and umpires, you don’t pay attention unless they do something wrong. Well, since the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, no hedge fund has received as...
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Depending of your perspective, the announced merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade was either a shock or a logical, if long tardy, evolution. It had certainly been...
“If Chicago can do it, why not us?” That’s a thought sure to be on the minds of Euronext shareholders voting in December on the proposed merger of Euronext and the New York Stock Exchange, if the...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has declined to regulate ICE Futures (the former International Petroleum Exchange), which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority in London, and...
The trend towards multi-asset class brokerage continues as equity clearing firm Penson Worldwide Inc. will purchase the customer clearing organization of Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co. The $35 million...