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Like other books in the Dummies series, this one is very easy to read and the illustrations are entertaining. Dr. Duarte has written other books about the financial markets and he is obviously at...
How does a portfolio manager achieve superior returns while methodically reducing risk? Consider the theoretical precepts and empirical findings of Victor Canto. Canto is a discerning student of...
Market Analysis
But since early December, O.J. has dropped almost 13¢ and still looks overbought to some traders. Boyd Cruel, senior softs analyst at Alaron, points out that FCOJ has dropped almost a thousand points...
Because of its importance to housing, automotive and other manufacturing, copper prices have been a bellwether for the global economy, and now declining prices are reflecting a chill. “We had a huge...
The E-mini S&P still has another high in it, says Dominick Mazza, founder of Tradingthecharts.com. He says that based on Elliott Wave principles, the market is in a “fourth wave flat” and buying time...
Managed Money
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the end of the year proposed two new rules for hedge funds and pooled investment vehicles, one of which could dramatically affect the number of people...
Investors would prefer not to sacrifice returns to lessen risk through asset diversification and so they look for uncorrelated assets with a positive return. That is why many have come to invest in...
New For Traders
Euronext.liffe has launched the EuroMTS Government Bond Index contracts, which will allow investors to gain broad exposure for the first time to Euro zone government debt and to the individual...
People
Three new members have been elected to the supervisory boards of Eurex Zürich AG, Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG: Christian Gell, managing director of Credit Suisse, Andreas Häberli, head...