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Futures Magazine.
Magazine: December 2009

Cover Story

Futures brokers saw their volumes drop in 2009, but structurally the futures industry model stood tall. Expected increase in fixed income volatility and added volume should make 2010 a better year. ...

Editor's Note



Departments

Book Reviews
When Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme unraveled, many in the industry wondered how he did it, how otherwise savvy investors were lured into it, and how regulators failed to stop it. ...

Deron Wagner’s book explains ETFs and how they trade. ...

Market Analysis
The E-mini S&P 500 spiked in October before moving down and then up again by the beginning of November. ...

The yen has been strong against the weak dollar in November....

The outlook for copper is uncertain through the rest of 2009....

Supply/demand cycles of physical commodities can hold a stronger influence on price direction....

Managed Money
A FINRA arbitration panel in November made a decision in the case of Interactive Brokers LLC vs. Lek Securities, Petra Trading Group LLC, Last Atlantis Capital Management (LACM), Mark Steven Ramos, Martin Allamian, and Michael Elizondo....

Hedge funds with an Asia focus have been on a roll, thanks to upward-trending equities markets, new trading platforms, and an options boom....

Options Strategy
Here's a way to profit from gold and limit downside....

New For Traders
New financial products...

New commodities products....

New technology products...

New forex products...

New options products....

People
Tony McCormick was named CEO of the Boston Options Exchange....

News
The CFTC recently began releasing quarterly data on investment activity in commodity markets....

Over-the-counter derivatives regulation got one step closer to reality when the House Agriculture Committee passed its bill on regulating OTC transactions ...

The battle between the CME Group and ELX Futures looked to get a lot more interesting when the CFTC approved ELX’s Exchange of Futures for Futures rule....

Saudi Arabia dropped the New York Mercantile Exchange’s WTI crude oil contract as a benchmark for its oil exports....

Two rival exchanges in the Treasury futures space could be set for a battle on the regulation front....

Trader Profiles

Ruhong Huang and Tom Weiye Tang prefer the gentle, fluid movements of Tai Chi over the vigorous blows of full-on Kung-fu, and it shows in their trading style. ...

CTAs

Top CTAs September 2009....

Hedge Funds

Hedge funds October 2009....

Public Funds

Public fund performance October 2009....

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