Category: Futures, Options and Commodities

  • 12 Golden Rules for Successful Trading

    The following rules describe an investment in commodity futures. You should be aware that Futures and options trading is not suitable for all individuals. The degree of leverage available can lead to large profits as well as large losses. The following information should not be used for the purposes of making an informed decision regarding…

  • NYMEX to Present At Financial Services Conference

    NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that NYMEX Chairman Richard Schaeffer, NYMEX President and Chief Executive Officer James E. Newsome, and NYMEX Chief Financial Officer Kenneth Shifrin will present at the Citigroup Financial Services Conference in New York,…

  • The Options Doctor

    The Options Queen, Jeanette Schwarz has just released her first book: The Options Doctor: Option Strategies for Every Kind of Market (Wiley Trading) The cold winds have returned to the North-Eastern region of the United States, just as we all were about to sell our old winter clothing. We here, in this region, have been…

  • CNBC Market Indicator

    2007 has begun with a bang! The first week of trading was wild to say the least. We started the week with many markets moving higher only to reverse and seemingly fall out of the sky. It is clear that money is draining out of the Commodities complex at this time. This is not a…

  • CommodityBroker.com

    In the fast paced business of commodities trading, it can be difficult to find someone who wants to take the time to help you understand the potential profit opportunities as well as the risks involved in today’s markets. CommodityBroker.com is a full service commodity futures broker, discount commodities broker, online futures, managed futures and options…

  • CME and Merrill Lynch Launch PIMCO SPTR TRAKRS

    CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, announced today the successful launch of the PIMCO® StocksPLUS® Total Return TRAKRS(SM) product, the twelfth in a series of non-traditional futures products developed jointly with Merrill Lynch. In a special opening procedure concluded on Wednesday, Nov. 1, nearly 1.85 million contracts…

  • Managed Futures for a More Balanced Portfolio

    As the global marketplace develops so does the needs of the investor to create proper portfolio diversification. Until recently, traditional investment vehicles such as stocks, bonds, and real estate seemed to be sufficient for adequate diversification. With the creation of new investment vehicles, economic forces from around the world can now be combined to significantly…

  • Priced for Perfection

    The markets have been on a steady rise since bottoming out in mid-July. Much of this relates to the markets belief that the economy and housing market is in for a soft landing. Basically, the market has been priced on the assumption that Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)…

  • Passion to Portfolio

    If you’ve travelled overseas in the past few weeks you might have seen managing principal of Parrot Trading Partners, LLC, Jes Santaularia, on CNN International. Jes was featured on as part of a CNN International segment called, “Passion to Portfolio”, featuring 13 entrepreneurs worldwide. The theme of the segment was to feature entrepreneurs from around…