Category: Futures, Options and Commodities
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ADB Launches $9 Billion Plan for Solar Energy in Asia
The Asian Development Bank launched a $9 billion solar energy initiative to develop projects generating 3,000 megawatts by 2012. The announcement, which came at the regional lending agency’s annual meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, said that Central Asian countries would be prime candidates for siting the projects. “Given Central Asia’s growing demand for electricity, the availability…
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The Search for a Reserve Currency
Currency, like all forms of abstract value, is based on trust. And trust itself is based – except among the most naïve – on experience, and the repetitive demonstration of fidelity, whether positive or negative. At present, the US dollar, which had experienced a gradual rise during the 20th Century to the position gained well…
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Shift of Gas Producers to Oil Investment
SandRidge Energy’s agreement this week to acquire Arena Resources, a producer of conventional oil in West Texas, for $1.6 billion is the latest example of natural gas companies seeking to balance their portfolios with more oil as the two resources decouple in price. Natural gas prices have fallen more than 25% this year to below…
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Commodity Trading Software
If you are looking for a new, innovative approach to online trading then read on… There are many Forex programs and brokers that claim to offer the perfect answer to the Forex trader. We decided to do some investigating and see which of the many brokers and programs really lived up to its name. After…
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Crude oil futures slip as funds increase bet on higher prices
Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week, compared to $81.24 a week ago. Saudi Arabia‘s oil minister, Ali Naimi, made it clear…
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Online Trading System
10PIPS Review With the large choice of trading systems available, with almost any trading markets can be traded on certain systems, including commodities, stocks or Forex, it’s very difficult to choose a whole trading solution. The leading trading systems are very good at what they do; however, a comprehensive solution for all trading instruments with…
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Market Comments by Derek Frey
This week we will see the stock market grabbing most of the headlines as it cruises through 13,000 on the Dow. We are seeing a trend develop in the soft complex that is worth mentioning. We are seeing all but one of the major soft markets trending down which could be foretelling of an overall…
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China Energy Production Plans
SHANGHAI (Interfax-China) — China aims to produce 193 million tonnes of oil and 92 billion cubic metres of natural gas by 2010, according to an energy blueprint released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on April 10. While the target represents a mere 5% growth in oil output compared to last year, or…
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Commodity Futures Trader
More and more people are looking for investment alternatives as volatility in the stock market continues. If you are not currently trading the commodities markets as a Commodity Futures Trader, what are you waiting for? If you can trade stocks then you can trade futures. The main difference between the two markets is the amount…