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28th September 2009
Idle money is wasted potential. In the blink-and-miss 21st century, this thought has been echoed in several corners through out the globe.
Now-a-days, investing your money, or alternatively, making your surplus money ‘work’ has become an economic ... Read >
Author: Conan21st August 2009
Have you noticed how often Google ads contain the word "secret." That's true also when it comes to ads dealing with emini trading systems or strategies. Yes, apparently there are some secret things out there. Well, that may be true. It's conceivable, I wo... Read >
Author: Waldemar Puszkarz, Ph.D.21st August 2009
Emini futures, usually referred to as just eminis, are very popular trading instruments, particularly among day traders. Eminis are simply smaller-sized contracts of "full-grown" futures contracts that have been around for many years. The "mini" part of t... Read >
Author: Waldemar Puszkarz, Ph.D.09th August 2009
Whenever the term “future” is involved in much of anything, there’s always an accompanying fear of the unknown. No matter how educated someone’s predictions may be, more often than not, the risk of not knowing what is going to happen alone is enou... Read >
Author: Varun Kanotra04th August 2009
Day Trading is quite obviously a type of trading that occurs entirely in a day’s time. All the events and negations are done in one short period of time, and it often leads people to believe that not much can result from it. If you don’t give time for... Read >
Author: Varun Kanotra23rd July 2009
Foreign exchange is the name given to the foreign exchange market. This market exchanges currency between nations allowing companies in one country to pay for goods and services in another. This helps world trade and investments. If you are traveling to E... Read >
Author: Grant Mills09th July 2009
If you are one of those who want to gain huge profits from stock options, then it is very important for you to understand the meaning of option trading. At times it can be difficult to learn the exact difference between trading in the stock market and tra... Read >
Author: Tejrin Raghav07th July 2009
While still relatively new to the trading scene since first becoming available in 1997, the S&P 500 E-Mini has exploded in popularity by making index trading available to the smaller trader. The S&P 500 in easily one of the most recognized indexes with a ... Read >
Author: Allen Markson05th June 2009
Day traders and quick draw micro scalp traders all know the value and usefulness of the NYSE TICK when determining the short term direction and mood of the market. Used specifically as a barometer, a quick glance at the TICK can reveal very important info... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher05th June 2009
Day traders and quick draw micro scalp traders all know the value and usefulness of the NYSE TICK when determining the short term direction and mood of the market. Used specifically as a barometer, a quick glance at the TICK can reveal very important info... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher18th May 2009
I had an interesting conversation with my Dad today about trading. He started trading grain futures at the Mid-America Exchange (MIDAM) back in the early 1990’s after he sold his machine shop and took an early retirement. Eurodollars, Sugar, Soybeans, C... Read >
Author: William Ulivieri18th May 2009
Before we look into hedgers and speculators, let's read a little into what is risk and future contracts and why do we need future contracts in the first place. Starting from risk, investment risk is the chance that in future the profits or returns will be... Read >
Author: William King11th May 2009
Most people that find their way to the index future exchanges, come by way of trading stocks. As new market participants learn more about the stock markets, it's inevitable they will hear about the futures markets, especially the S&P futures market. The S... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher06th May 2009
Jim Rogers has been an agriculture bull for some time, and has now combined that favorite investment sector of his in a new commodities index fund, which also includes China, along with agriculture. Rogers has partnered with with Australia's Macquarie Fun... Read >
Author: Simonsays04th April 2009
The commodity markets recently suffered their worst sell-off since the 1950’s. This deflationary cycle is the worst since the Great Depression. Bear Stearns disappeared over a weekend and Lehman Brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the l... Read >
Author: MK Smith27th March 2009
What exactly are ETF's?
Introduction
Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETFs, are basically like mutual funds but that trade on stock exchanges, with a few important differences. They have many of the benefits of stocks while avoiding some of the disadvantages... Read >
Author: RodGray10th March 2009
Today’s economic times bring a lot of uncertainty with increasing job losses, credit tightening, and consumer prices on the rise, but despite the stock market’s unpredictability, day trading futures can still be extremely profitable . In fact, with t... Read >
Author: Jared Erni10th February 2009
Hello Fellow-Investor.
The Derivatives and Futures Market is the most potentially profitable market in the world. But it can be the most distructive one too!
Derivatives
A derivative is a financial term for a specific type of investment from whic... Read >
Author: AMERICA20th January 2009
There are many different instead of futures or stocks. The advantages are what makes this type of trading so popular. These advantages are where you will find the greatest comfort in trading Forex and they are:
1. Lower Margin
Just like with futures a... Read >
Author: Mick van Anken16th January 2009
This article discusses the difference between the online futures trading market and the FX market. While it might be a perspective from the left field, there are plenty of reasons why online futures trading cannot compare with Forex trading in terms of li... Read >
Author: Christopher M Lee05th January 2009
Commodities are items of value and uniform quality produced in large quantities and sold in an open market. Although every residential real estate property is unique, these properties became uniformly desired by investors because all real estate prices ro... Read >
Author: Robert Bell22nd November 2008
When the YM or Dow emini contract was introduced a few years ago, many futures traders moved over to the emini Dow futures leaving behind both the S & P 500 and NASDAQ futures, although both are still popular with traders. The Dow emini offered something ... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher21st November 2008
Trading the emini index futures contracts has grown in popularity over the past few years since margin requirements are substantially lower compared to the full-size contract. Emini index futures trading is now available to people that in the past could n... Read >
Author: Doug Fisher08th September 2008
Let's talk something about the concept of learning.
First, we have a small test: There are three questions:
1. Do you know your car number plate?
2. Do you know your mother's/son's cell phone number?
3. Do you know the product code of your laptop?... Read >
Author: Phil Burke04th September 2008
Online trading communities are become a norm now-a-days. A bunch of people with similar interests come together and form a community. Day trading community is also an online community formed by a group of persons who like to trade in different financial i... Read >
Author: David Jose21st August 2008
There are times when the action of the stock market is dull providing only marginal opportunities to realize a profit. There are other times when the action of the stock market is confusing resulting in an unacceptable level of uncertainty making new posi... Read >
Author: Craig11th June 2008
When thinking about the economic slowdown now gripping the United States, one might think of the naked emperor of yore, who could not realize his condition until told by a child. By the time analysts and the White House recognize the extent of the credit ... Read >
Author: Ki Gray05th June 2008
In the world of finances, futures and options are classed as "derivatives". They are financial instruments whose prices are calculated by the price of another underlying asset or security. Generally, futures and options are used to guard against risk and ... Read >
Author: Larry Haywood07th April 2008
Russell indexes have been developed by the Frank Russell Company and the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), to measure U.S. market segments and were introduced to the market in1984. Russell 3000 index is the main U.S. index from the Russell series. This in... Read >
Author: Viktor Ka18th February 2008
If you're looking to get into commodities trading, you should first understand what it means. Commodities are products that are bought, sold and usually not processed. Some examples of commodities are financial investments and agricultural products. Fo... Read >
08th February 2008
The VIX (CBOE Volatility Index) measures the market expectations of near-term volatility based on the S&P 500 stock index option prices. The VIX has been introduced in 1993, and since then it has been considered a world's premier barometer of investor sen... Read >
Author: Viktor Ka29th January 2008
There is an alarming number of new, and uneducated, commodity traders losing just about everything they own. Why? There are a number of reasons why a new futures trader stands back, scratches his/her head and wonders why their trading account went from th... Read >
Author: R Tolar29th January 2008
Can a person with limited funds; say a couple of thousand dollars, trade commodities? In a word, yes.
You don't need $20,000, or even $5,000, to be a successful commodity trader. The mini-futures contracts were designed to fill the gap that exist betwe... Read >
Author: R Tolar11th October 2007
Learning about the predominant trading strategies will provide you with the foundation to develop your own trading style or to provide you with a knowledge base so you can better choose an effective fund management approach. The most popular stock trading... Read >
Author: Mark Crisp21st September 2007
A stock exchange is a place where company stocks and other securities are traded. Nowadays trading is less and less linked to take place in such a physical space. Modern markets are electronic networks that deliver advantages of speed and low cost on tran... Read >
Author: Viktor Ka02nd August 2007
Origins
Tape reading started in the late 1800s, where traders used a ticker machine that is very similar to the ticker you see scrolling across the bottom of major news and business channels today. Early tape reading involved watching price volume clo... Read >
Author: Conner Hayes31st July 2007
Of all the important skills in trading, survival is number one. For unless we make it through the inevitable bad times, we won't be around to capitalize on the good. I've laid out some trading account guidelines that specify the account size required to c... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey26th July 2007
Many traders do not realise that Contracts for Difference can be used not just for stockmarket trading, but also in the forex and commodities markets, and one of the most liquid and exciting markets is crude oil and natural gas. CFDs are usually modelled... Read >
Author: Mike Estrey24th July 2007
This is REQUIRED knowledge for anyone who is thinking about or actively involved in trading futures. Not another trade should ever be placed unless you have a complete understanding of how to use options to create synthetic futures.
What is a Synthetic... Read >
Author: Rick Ratchford24th July 2007
Oil analysts and the press refer to various types of crude oil. The oil industry classifies crude oil (unrefined oil) first by the location of its origin. Other factors are its weight (light, intermediate or heavy) and its sulfur content: sweet or sour. ... Read >
Author: Lynn Jebbia24th July 2007
Commodities are products traded solely on the basis of price. The products are undifferentiated products, goods or services that are not traded based on quality and features, only on price. Historically, commodities were items of value, of uniform quality... Read >
Author: Ian Jackson01st July 2007
As traders, all we really need to know is when a market is going to stop moving in one direction then turn around and head in the other. The rest is noise. I try to concentrate most of my energy on identifying these times. The day trading information pres... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey15th May 2007
The term "managed futures" refers to a 30 year old industry made up of professional money managers who are known as commodity trading advisors (CTAs). CTAs are required to register with the US governments Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) befor... Read >
Author: Mark Plummer11th May 2007
While day trading is neither illegal nor is it unethical, it can be highly risky. As a trader you will probably fall into two main categories, traders who like to trade the breakout and traders who like to join the trend once established. Most day traders... Read >
Author: stapin25th April 2007
Barley futures contracts were introduced into the commodity market on the 11th of December 2006 in the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd. (NCDEX). Barley in the Indian industry is primarily used for making malt and malt extract. Trading in a... Read >
Author: Webmaster Barmalt18th April 2007
Producing a high probability trade forecast is not easy. Just as difficult is determining the best trading strategy and vehicles to capitalize on the forecast. Read on to learn some of my favorites trading strategies.
How about futures contracts? Is... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey10th April 2007
Although there is no universally accepted definition of the term hedge fund, the term has evolved over time to include a multitude of skill-based investment strategies with a broad range of risk and return objectives. The common element among these strate... Read >
Author: Carlo Scevola08th April 2007
The buying of options (rather than writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read about how the pros... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey08th April 2007
The buying of options (verses writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The option premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read how most pros us... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey14th March 2007
U.S. Bonds are the king of interest rate futures and a great trading market! Here's some valuable hints and kinks taken from actual trading experiences.
When it comes to trading interest rate futures, there's no market like US Bonds! It's the most... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey14th March 2007
Sugar trading is romantic! Here's some valuable hints and kinks taken from actual trading experiences.
Sugar is a great market for beginning commodity traders. Sugar futures contracts require a small margin and rarely make extreme moves. Currently,... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey13th March 2007
Crude Oil is king of the petroleum futures trading market! Here's some valuable hints and kinks taken from actual trading experiences.
Crude oil futures contracts on the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) is a very liquid market. In the past fe... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey22nd February 2007
Have you ever been a hobby newbie and been awed by the top people you first meet? Then after a while you realize they really aren't as smart as you first thought. Later you surpass them and finally realize they hindered your learning rather than helped it... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey21st February 2007
If we are able to survive any new endeavor long enough, we sometimes discover what it takes to succeed. This certainly applies to commodity futures trading. Most of us cannot learn from others' mistakes. We need to commit errors ourselves to feel the pai... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey21st February 2007
If we are able to survive any new endeavor long enough, we sometimes discover what it takes to succeed. This certainly applies to commodity futures trading. Most of us cannot learn from others' mistakes. We need to commit errors ourselves to feel the pai... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey21st February 2007
Actual trading events where things went very wrong - and how to avoid them
The Six Sure-Fire Ways to Fail Trading Commodities:
Just one more story about taking comfortable trades…
Later on stock market guru Joe Granville called the top o... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey21st February 2007
Actual trading events where things went very wrong - and how to avoid them
The Six Sure-Fire Ways to Fail Trading Commodities:
5) Load Up With Everything You Have in Your Account
We’ve all read the same stuff about commodity trading money ... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey21st February 2007
There is always "year one" for every commodity futures trader. I had mine and made every mistake a trader can make and more. Here's my story of how I stumbled into the lion's den, got gored a few times and even made some money. My hope is that beginners w... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey21st February 2007
There is always "year one" for every commodity futures trader. I had mine and made every mistake a trader can make and more. Here's my story of how I stumbled into the lion's den, got gored a few times and even made some money. My hope is that beginners w... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey20th February 2007
The "shaky hand" trade. That tells you all you need to know. If you're still taking "comfortable" trades, you're setting yourself up for failure. Here's how to know the difference and how to capitalize on them.
"A valuable virtue to learn from your c... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey19th February 2007
Are you following these forty commodity trading guidelines? Follow them all and you have a better chance of becoming a consistently profitable commodity futures and options trader. Design your trading plan around these rules. Don't underestimate their val... Read >
Author: Thomas Cathey01st February 2007
How to Invest in Crude Oil Futures Options
Many people believe that the prices of crude oil futures and unleaded gas futures are too cheap at the current levels for various reasons but do not know how to invest in energy futures and options.
What i... Read >
Author: MK Smith08th January 2007
Free tips on investing in a commodity bull market
Anyone that has invested in a stock bull market or a real estate bull market knows that during the four or five year duration of a typical bull market there are many inevitable price corrections along ... Read >
Author: MK Smith01st January 2007
Since options started being trading in exchanges, few people actually use options in their trading or investment. However, recently the market has changed. In 2005, 1.5 billion contracts are being traded in the USA. In CBOE alone, more than $200 billion w... Read >
Author: Chin Wai Hoong13th December 2006
Corn Futures Bull Market and Ethanol Demand
The USDA recently came out with their estimates for corn ending stocks at .935 billion bushels which is 8% less than last year and an 11 year low. In fact the last time corn stockpiles were this low corn futu... Read >
Author: MK Smith12th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Equitrend, Inc.
In today's sophisticated investment world, investors now have the opportunity to double the performance of the major stock market indexes by using the enhanced index mutual fund offerings of two families of mutual funds, ... Read >
Author: john McClure21st May 2006
When trading in the foreign exchange market, part of the process involves forecasting future price movements in order to determine the best time to buy and sell. One method, called technical analysis, takes a look at the market's past price movements to d... Read >
Author: Katerina Mitrou
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