Originally published in our 2007 "Agents of Change" special issue, this piece chronicles Philip McBride Johnson's involvement in the regulatory structure of the futures industry and his role in bringing financial instruments to the futures markets.
Parrot Trading Partners LLC (PTP) returned more than 30% in its Calendar Condor trading program in the three-month period ending in August, a period that produced large drawdowns for many
CME Group, which is a regulated marketplace for foreign exchange trading, announced plans to offer electronic trading for weekly forex options on futures with American-style expiration. As of Sept.
One of the most popular panel discussions at this year’s Burgenstock Meeting in Montreux, Switzerland, focused on how to service the Middle Eastern customer – something a slew of new wannabe exchange
In the first part of this two-part series we covered the basic offerings by trading softwares and platforms for retail traders. Of course, not everyone is a beginner and there are plenty of services
Weather is nothing new, nor is hedging its risk. The over-the-counter (OTC) weather market has been around since 1997, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) weather futures and options
The U.S. dollar got slammed in the first half of 2007, especially in July when the euro and pound sterling reached multi-year highs against the dollar. Most of the analysts we spoke with agree the
Paskewitz Asset Management (PAM) was created when its founder, Bradford Paskewitz, decided to do something more challenging with his skills in artificial intelligence and statistics, so he designed a
It probably wouldn’t be wise to just pick a trading software or platform out of a hat when you’re starting out. There are too many to choose from, with many differences and similarities and pricing
While some technical indicators are more popular than others, few have proved to be as objective, reliable and useful as the moving average. Technical traders track the trends of financial assets by
