Departments
Book Reviews
A review of "The ETF Trend Following Playbook: Profiting from Trends in Bull or Bear Markets with Exchange Traded Funds"...
Review of "The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich"...
Market Analysis
Currently both crude oil and distillate fuels remain in a steep contango providing a positive economic incentive to store both of these energy commodities....
There's still no end in sight for the ultra-easy monetary policy. ...
Sell in May and go away...
Positive weather conditions have meant lower prices for corn, and most analysts expect that to continue into the summer. ...
The pound took a beating in late April before rising a bit in early June. Any movement in the currency looks to be connected to the current economic downturn in the Eurozone....
Gold hit another record high of $1,254.50 per ounce on June 8, and analysts say that economic conditions mean that it could keep climbing. ...
Managed Money
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) held its annual Forum Conference in Chicago this June with Congress still wrangling over reconciliation of financial reform....
Successful risk management involves having the proper position size. Markets, however, are dynamic and what were appropriate risk levels last year, last month or last week are no longer correct today....
Options Strategy
How to use the 1-3-2 trade in options when the broken wing butterfly can no longer be done at a premium....
New For Traders
New commodities products...
New technology products...
New forex products...
New financial products...
New options products...
People
Craig J. Mohan was named managing director, co-location and data center services at CME Group....
News
CBOE Holdings Inc. opened at $32.80 on June 15, a 13% premium to its $29 initial public offering price announced the day before....
The financial reform bill that passed the Senate in late May will open the door to an even longer rule-making process that will impact traders and the futures industry....
The first regulatory changes following the May 6 “flash crash” were approved on June 10 by the SEC, instituting single stock circuit breakers on a trial basis through Dec. 10, 2010....
The success of an effort by German regulators to help curb volatility of debt securities in the Eurozone could depend on whether other European nations follow suit....