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Book Reviews
The problem starts in the book’s introduction. The editor writes, “All potential investors ask: ‘How do I choose among the many investments and strategies?’” Unfortunately, that is the wrong...
Covel provides a thorough and accurate historical account of the Turtles from the start to the finish of this experiment. For those unfamiliar with the story, Richard Dennis was widely considered one...
Market Analysis
Since early October soybeans have advanced more than a dollar to trade near $10.50 per bushel. “The motivation is the worldwide demand for energy,” says Elaine M. Kub, commodity analyst for DTN, and...
“All the commodities are really strong, and that is a positive for the Canadian economy,” says Brian Dolan, chief currency strategist for Forex.com. But a setback in oil could slow the advancing...
It’s all about technology with the Nasdaq 100 E-mini futures, which traded at high levels before their 10% sell off at the beginning of November. Analysts say tech stocks are part of the reason for...
Managed Money
This time last year, the European Union, with the exception of Germany, was drifting towards the “light touch” model of hedge fund oversight advocated by the United Kingdom’s Financial Services...
New For Traders
Eurex Repo, the electronic repo market of Eurex, has created a pan-European market for collateralized money market transactions. Eurex Repo will internationalize its Euro GC Pooling offering with...
People
Kathryn J. Meyer is now executive vice president and chief operating officer for Alaron Trading Corporation. Previously she was president of MNM Financial Ltd. Prior she was president of the CME...
News
The CME Group extended its reach into the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres, entering a non-binding equity swap agreement with the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F), and by agreeing to...
A November federal court ruling against Amaranth and its lead trader Brian Hunter raised the question of who’s really in charge when it comes to regulating energy futures. Both the CFTC and the...