"Buy The Rumor Sell The Fact" may be a mouthful, but it's the credo that traders live by. Keep a watch here for regular updates from Futures' editors, who provide insights, insider news, and tidbits of information on the derivatives business and people who make it happen.
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By Susan Gidel |
January 24, 2013
Barry Lind built a business where people felt like a family.
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
January 22, 2013
So, the iShares Silver Trust just added 572 metric tons of physical silver to its portfolio, which, according to one report, brings its gross holdings of the precious metal above 10,000 tons. This is a completely legitimate investment under U.S. law.
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By Michael McFarlin |
January 21, 2013
Edelman recently released their annual Trust Barometer report, and for the third year in a row banks and financial services placed in the bottom two spots. In contrast, technology is the most trusted industry.
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By Michael McFarlin |
January 18, 2013
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert recently discussed HSBC's admission to laundering money and violating international banking sanctions. One thing that has become clear is that not only are these mega-banks too-big-to-fail, but they also are too-big-to-prosecute.
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By Michael McFarlin |
January 8, 2013
Some pundits recently have advocated the Treasury Department mint special $1 trillion coins to side-step the looming debt ceiling fight. But would it work?
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
December 26, 2012
In both the securities and derivatives worlds, new rivals have emerged to offer comparable services for similar transactions. Here we question whether exchange mergers can stem the gains made by those alternatives.
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
December 26, 2012
Let's bow our heads and say a silent prayer for all the lawyers, in and out of Government, who must somehow make sense of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
December 14, 2012
Last week Democratic members of the House Financial Service’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations offered an addendum to the staff report issued by committee chair Rep. Randy Neugebauer
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By Ginger Szala |
December 11, 2012
The $1.9 billion settlement between the U.S. government and HSBC proves one thing: No one can keep big banks in check.
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By Michael McFarlin |
December 7, 2012
There has been a lot of talk about the fiscal cliff, but not a lot of hard numbers about its impact on families. Check out this tool to calculate exactly what the fiscal cliff might cost you if politicians do not come to an agreement.
