Futures (Cedar Falls, IA) articles from December 2008

Futures (Cedar Falls, IA) archives from December 2008

Editor's note.(Clearing the air)(Conference notes)
December 1, 2008... Oh to live in interesting times! With all the financial woes hitting global markets, worrying about the mechanics of clearing seems to be a low priority. But it's not and here's why: Last March during the Futures Industry Association's (FIA)...

Exchanges mull CDSs.(NOW CLEAR THIS)
December 1, 2008... The credit market meltdown stoked efforts to form central clearing facilities and trading platforms for credit default swaps (CDS). CME Group, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), NYSE Euronext and Eurex all have proposals in the works. On Oct....

CDS regulation battle.(PICK YOUR POISON)
December 1, 2008... The question of who will regulate CDSs remains unanswered, but the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have agreed that CDS trades could be...

Wolkoff to head ELX.(Trading Places)
December 1, 2008... Neal Wolkoff was named CEO of the Electronic Liquidity Exchange. Previously he was chairman and CEO of the American Stock Exchange. Prior to that, he was COO at the New York Mercantile Exchange. "This was an absolutely great position to move...

Down but not out.(Hot Commodities)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... So much for the afterglow. After an impressive Election Day rally that took the Down Jones Industrial Average up more than 300 points, the marker puked out 928 points in the following two days confronted with a gloomy jobs outlook. Unemployment...

EUR ugly.(Hot Commodities)
December 1, 2008... Risk aversion and interest rate compression are crushing the euro, and because money typically pours into the lowest yielding currencies in a recession, the damage is likely to continue. "Everyone is piling into the two lowest yielding...

Losing luster.(Hot Commodities)
December 1, 2008... In times of economic uncertainty gold prices ordinarily take flight; this process has been suspended, at least temporarily, as the recent flashpoint in the credit crisis has been accompanied by a resurgent greenback. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

New alternative to find new blood.(Managed Money Review)(Peregrine Asset Management, Inc. is a subsidiary of PFGBEST.com)
December 1, 2008... PEGBEST.com has launched Peregrine Asset Management Inc., a strategic asset management initiative that will offer futures-based alternative investments at lower minimum investment levels than typical managed account programs. Neil Aslin...

Adding girth to your profits.(Market Strategy)
December 1, 2008... During early 2008. Maize Asset Management developed a proprietary phenomenological commodity trading model, which is embedded with statistical modules. These modules help define the direction, strength, volatility and velocity of each...

I hot markets 2009: will volatility be reined in? The collapse of the housing bubble and resulting credit crunch have turned markets upside down. While the crisis has obvious affects on stock index and interest rate markets, it also is moving currencies and commodities. Here's a look at how these events could affect the markets in 2009.(MARKETS)
December 1, 2008... What a difference a year makes. As we head into 2009, the trading environment is almost the inverse of this time last year when third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) was 3.8%, the dollar was weak, commodity prices were soaring and the Dow...

One-minute forex trading.(Forex Trader)
December 1, 2008... As 2008 ends, the environment for currency trading has undergone a shift towards greater volatility. A consequence of this shift is its impact on forex trading strategies and tactics. with volatilities much higher, strategies such as...

I Exploiting the limits of convertible bonds; Convertible bonds are unique investment instruments that combine features of both corporate bonds and call options. Once you understand their conversion ratios, theoretical pricing floors and how they relate to volatility, you are well on your way to adding these flexible fools to your arsenal.(EQUITY TRADING TECHNIQUES)
December 1, 2008... Convertible bonds are hybrid securities that provide advantages to both issuers and investors. Corporations realize a number of advantages from issuing convertibles. They obtain long-term financing at coupon rates significantly lower than...

I unlocking the volatility key using ATR; The average true range is a great tool for not only timing entries and exits but identifying extreme price values when used in conjunction with other technical indicators. Here, we'll look at the concept and discuss a more calibrated risk management strategy to better navigate the uncertainties of market fluctuations.(TRADING TECHNIQUES)
December 1, 2008... Like trying to discover the end of the rainbow, capturing the essence of volatility is a challenging and elusive quest. Generally speaking, shorter-term traders thrive upon higher volatility because it allows them to trade market swings more...

I going with one average, fading another: developing a solid trading system starts with the basics. Where you take it from there is up to you. Here, we demonstrate how two averages can work in tandem to exploit biases in the stock indexes.(TRADING TECHNIQUES)
December 1, 2008... In mechanical trading research, more corroboration is always better than less. Something that produces spectacular results in five years of data can be good; if it also holds up even marginally in the previous 10 years, that's better....

I Gartley's gap theory explained: price gaps are one of the most common technical signals. They also are one of the least understood. Here, we'll put gaps in their proper context and show how a classic theory can help you determine which gaps matter most.(TRADING TECHNIQUES)
December 1, 2008... While they are among the simplest technical conditions, price gaps--when successive price bars fail to overlap--generate a lot of questions among traders. Why do gaps happen? How can we foresee gaps? Do gaps always get filled? Gaps also...

I high risk, high volatility-high reward: Fall 2008 ushered in a period of historically high volatility, not only in equity markets but also in energy, metals and agricultural futures. Here, we study what created this crisis and lay the theoretical groundwork for how volatility affects trading systems.(TECHNOLOGY & TRADING)
December 1, 2008... We are experiencing some of the largest price swings in the history of the stock market, with hundred-point five-minute bars in the Dow Jones Industrial Average common. To survive in this market, you must learn how this volatility can affect...

I measuring the big mo': what goes up, keeps going up--until it's gone up enough, defining "enough" has been a challenge that traders have tried to tackle for decades, and they have developed a number of analysis tools to accomplish that. As part of our series on technical analysis, we'll look at several of these techniques.(FUTURES 101)(Formula)
December 1, 2008... Over time, price changes. This fundamental attribute makes it possible to make money trading the markets. There are two general ways those price changes relate to time: direction and speed. Direction was largely addressed in our installments on...

Top 50 brokers.(COVER STORY)
December 1, 2008... Despite warnings of doom, the credit crisis that was well under way a year ago seemed manageable to for most of 2008, but in September the proverbial other shoe dropped and took with it some long established institutions. Suddenly there were no...

Wong: practice makes perfect.(Trader Profile)(Vincent Wong)
December 1, 2008... Vegasoul isn't Vincent Wong's favorite German band. "They're pretty obscure," the Hong Kong native laughs. "I found them on a compilation." He doesn't own any of their CDs, and isn't even sure he remembers which songs on that...