James T. Holter

• Avoiding bad trades

  By James T. Holter  |  January 16, 2008

  When it comes to distinguishing a bad trade, perspective is everything. If you’re only interested in immediate financial satisfaction, then the definition is simple: winning trade, good; losing

• To be or not to be

  By James T. Holter  |  December 12, 2007

  “A” is the event defined by the exchange listing the option. Examples include gold achieving a certain price per ounce, a corporation filing for bankruptcy, or the Federal Reserve cutting its target

• Opportunity found: 2007’s stand-out contracts

  By James T. Holter  |  November 15, 2007

  How do chickens and eggs relate to futures contracts? Besides providing the original underlyings for the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, which eventually grew into the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

• A model relationship

  By James T. Holter  |  June 28, 2006

  In the accompanying chart, soybean production is plotted against soybean yield for a 10-year sample. When the yield per acre is higher, so is total production. This is indicated in the chart by

• Statistical analysis for traders

  By James T. Holter  |  June 28, 2006

  Fundamental analysis often creates some unique problems for traders. First, fundamental relationships are hard to quantify. Second, not all data are created equal. Third, it’s easy to make mistakes

• Best practices for statistical trading

  By James T. Holter  |  June 27, 2006

  Our goal is to develop a standard model to forecast the average fall price of new-crop soybeans. To do so, we will use standard multiple regression analysis to assign weights, or correlation