Futures

My Best Idea for Small Investors

Stocks are a wonderful investment but they will not be the right choice for small investors looking at trading for a living. A widely cited figure is that stocks return about 10 percent a year in the long run. If a successful trader can triple that, a 30 percent annual return will not amount to a si

The Weekend Commodities Review

Energies Crude oil prices slid last week, as anticipated, with more downside ahead as long as hurricanes continue to be a non-issue. There is still an opportunity to play a bear move in oil and I recommend bear put spreads or ratio put front spreads to capture the downtrend. Natural gas is a long

The Weekend Commodities Review

General Market Commentary After the release of the 2010 Mid-Year Commodity Review and Forecast Report (http://futurespress.com/mega-forecast3.html), the WCR is finally back from its long hiatus. The key market forecasts – a Japanese Yen bull run and coffee market breakout both continue to off

Queensland Capital Management

Seven year old euro dollar option broker. Execution brokers in the following products: Treasuries, Fed Funds and Cattle. Capabilities to access globex and complex order book (EOS). For more information contact: Steve Kosanovich Steve@qldcap.com 847-877-5015

Interactive Brokers Reviews

Company: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IB) is a US based online discount brokerage firm. IB launched a public offering in May 2007 under the ticker symbol IBKR on the Nasdaq exchange. Barron’s Magazine stated in 2009 that Interactive Brokers maintains a position as the least expensive tra

NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader is a developer of trading software for the active trader – a complete end to end trading platform catering to discretionary and automated traders of futures, equities and forex markets. The software is available at over 100 brokerage firms worldwide. Denver, CO based NinjaTrader wa

Long the Basis

A person or firm that has bought the spot commodity and hedged with a sale of futures is said to be long the basis.

Basis Swap

A swap whose cash settlement price is calculated based on the basis between a futures contract and the spot price of the underlying commodity or a closely related commodity on a specified date.

Eurodollars

US dollar deposits placed with banks outside the US. Holders may include individuals, companies, banks, and central banks. See also: Trading Eurodollars

E-mini Nasdaq Futures

Contract Specifications: Trade Unit: $20 times the NASDAQ-100 Index Point Descriptions: .01 index points =$.20 Contract Listing: Five months in the March Quarterly Cycle. Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec. Clearing code: NQ Ticker: NQ AON: NV Platform: CME Globex Hours: Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. & 3:30 p.m