Turnover surgesNifty December 2008 futures were at 2934.95, at a premium of 6.70 points as compared to the spot closing of 2928.25. Turnover in NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment surged to Rs 43,597.57 crore from Rs 39,051.16 crore on Monday, 8 December 2008.Reliance Industries (RIL) December 2008 futures were at premium at 1231.10 compared to the spot closing of 1227.20.Bharti Airtel D
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Eminis (or formally known as emini futures) are just little contracts of a bunch of full futures contracts that have been around for like 20 years now. One difference between stocks, which have always been traded on the floors of the exchanges, eminis always have been traded via electronic means, leveling the playing field for [...]
Futures traders use stop losses to minimize financial risk and prevent unexpected catastrophe. A stop loss is like an insurance policy. As the name implies, its purpose is to stop losses. A powerful money management tool, stop losses allow the savvy futures trader to manage his losses, to keep them small and contained. Properly applied [...]
Real addictions are a very grave matter and while trading doesn’t involve the consumption of any substances, there are those that believe that trading is truly addictive. The tremendous emotional rushes that most traders experience both prior to placing a trade and while in the middle of a big winner or big loser are an acknowledged part of trading, but are traders truly becoming addicted to tr
Parental Stress, Schooling, College and Kids' Futures - How many parents lose sleep at night worrying about whether their children will have a sound career direction and are able to pursue their career successfully in some form of post secondary school training? Too many parents I think. Career failures for our offspring are a major source of parental stress. And it doesn't matter how old our chil
Nifty November 2008 futures were at 2829, a premium of 18.65 points as compared to spot closing. Turnover in NSE's futures & options (F&O) was at Rs 41483.17 crore, lower than Rs 49617.63 crore on Wednesday, 12 November 2008.Reliance Industries November 2008 futures were at Rs 1150, a premium compared to the spot closing of Rs 1146.75.Cairn India November 2008 futures were at Rs 142.50, a
Nifty November futures moved to a premium of 6 points from 1 point in the morning.Active CallsLevels OI Chng (in lakh) Premium (in Rs)2900 7.6 1313000 3.51 88Active PutsLevels OI Chng (in lakh) Premium (in Rs)2800 1.91
Futures are now up after being down all night. European markets are mostly green now too. We'll see if if this holds up, and we get a rally today. See below:S&P: +3.7Nasdaq: -4.5DOW: +34
Futures point to a soft open following a day of gains. The 60-min charts are showing developing weakness with divergences between technicals and price. The Dow has a series of new highs on lower volume The Russell 2000 has already triggered a 'sell' in the MACD.Daily charts all bullish so this should be a retracement, not a return to the withering losses of before. Get the Fallond NewsletterDr.
Turnover slumpsNifty October 2008 futures were at 2508, a discount of 16.20 points as compared to spot closing of 2524.20. The derivative contracts for October 2008 series are set to expire on Wednesday, 29 October 2008. As per reports, marketwide rollover of positions was 37%, while that of Nifty stood at 45% from the October 2008 series to November 2007, by Friday, 24 October 2008.NSE's futures
For four hours this morning, the US Equity Index Futures markets went “lock limit down” after moving a predetermined move that automatically halts trading. Let’s see that overnight move on the charts and then compare what happened in the Crude Oil and Gold Futures Markets as well.
S&P 500 “e-mini” Futures Contract: 15-minute overnight session:
As reported by CNNMoney.com - Brutal start seen for Wall Street:"A wave of anxiety about a global recession was set to reach the United States at Friday's Wall Street open, with limits imposed on futures trading after they fell more than 6%. Futures followed the lead of plunging markets worldwide, with Japan's Nikkei index ending down 9.6% and European markets down almost as sharply.'Today might b
U.S. stock markets faced steep declines at Friday’s opening bell after growing fears of a global recession pummeled overseas markets and trading curbs limited stock futures trading.
Assuming another smack down at the open what will this mean for the double (now triple) bottom I was looking for ? It looks like it's a goner... The symmetrical triangles TraderMike talked about are about to set up measured moves down. To add insult to injury, all the Bullish Percents have switched negative after an all positive turn a couple of days ago. The real struggle is in tech. Since the s
Hongkong has relaunched trading in gold futures on Monday, Platts reports:Gold futures in Hong Kong relaunched trading on Monday on the back of an increased interest on gold, the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEx) said in a statement on Monday. Gold futures were first introduced to the Hong Kong Futures Exchange in 1980 but trading of the product was suspended in 1998. Gold futures's trading h
Option StrategiesThere are various options strategies used in trading.Long CallThis strategy consists of buying a Call in the hope that the value of the underlying security will increase. Buying a Call allows to buy a determined number of shares (normally, but not always, 100) at a determined price (strike) before (in some cases only at) a set date (expiration day – normally on the Friday follow
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National Stock Exchange Released a press Note as follows :FEDAI – NSE WORKSHOP ON CURRENCY FUTURESOCTOBER 21, 2008Venue :National Stock Exchange, NSE Auditorium, Exchange Plaza, Bandra KurlaComplex, Bandra (East), Mumbai : 400 051.Currency Futures trading was inaugurated at the National Stock Exchange, by the Hon. Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram on August 29, 2008. Since then the markets h
My EURO Futures SWING Chart above...
My EURO Futures POSITION Chart above...
With PRICE currently in PRIME Support in both my SWING & POSITION Chart, the expectation would be a bounce before PRICE continues its Bear TREND.
Heather Horst (and the Futures of Learning Team have launched a new blog:
Hosted at the University of California Humanities Research Institute at University of California, Irvine, Futures of Learning is a collective blog dedicated to the topic of new media and learning.
The blog is part of the Digital Media and Learning Studio, a research network hub in development at UCHRI and funded by the Ma
Times are hard and people are looking fro ways to make the most out of their money. Should you keep and save it in a bank or invest it? There are many different business platforms out there but one of the most popular is futures trading. Transworld Futures and Options is a service oriented commodity trading firm and is Series 3 licensed and NFA certified. They offer a free $50,000 practice accoun
Ah, Bright Futures. It's that wonderful scholarship that makes attending college in Florida so affordable that parents love it to the degree that it has become perhaps politically untouchable. Florida's third rail, if you will. But there's that nasty little...
Stock : Satyam Futures CMP : Rs 277 Lot size : 600 shares Sell Call Given at : Rs 302.45 Time : 1:50p.m Maximum Profit : 25.45*600/Lot = Rs 15270 Reason Simply Head and Shoulders Pattern in Satyam. Charts Patterns are not just picutres. Its a hidden money. Simply Extract it. Source:
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Gold Futures Have Weekly Drop on Dollar’s Rally; Silver Rises
By Pham-Duy Nguyen (Bloomberg)
Gold fell, capping the biggest weekly decline since August, as the dollar rose, reducing the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment. Silver advanced. The dollar has risen 4.3 percent this week against a weighted basket of six major currencies. The U.S. [...]
Tampa Bay, 4.8-1 (Matchbook)Current Record: 96-64PECOTA Playoff Odds: 100%Tampa Bay Rays: 2008 AL East ChampsTampa's loss tonight means that the first of the four playoff matchups is set--Red Sox vs. Angels, with Los Angeles having home-field. The Angels will also get to choose which series they play; if you look at the schedule, one of the AL series has an off day after Game 1, which would allow
FO cues: Nifty Sep Futures shed 36 lakh shares in Open Interest. Futures Open Interest up by Rs 192 crore and Options Open Interest up by Rs 373 crore.
Tampa Bay, 7:1 (VIP)Current Record: 89-60PECOTA Playoff Odds: 99.988%In terms of the division, tonight's 10-3 win over Boston was absolutely huge. Not only did they open up a two game lead, they also won the season series, 10-8. So now a tie in the standings will result in the Rays taking the division, as that's the tiebreaker if both teams are going to make the playoffs anyway.This will cause t
At this time, the futures are down, and so is AIG. However, the futures are not down considerably, so maybe a rebound is possible. See link:US STOCKS-Futures drop on AIG jitters, Dell commentsAIG is bidding $2.70 x $2.70 this morning, after closing at $4.78 yesterday. Keep an eye on the news, as there could be money to be made here. Either long or short.
Tampa Bay, 7:1 (VIP)Current Record: 86-57PECOTA Playoff Odds: 99.7%That was fantastic. Just finally winning a game in Boston was a relief, but taking two of three is very impressive, especially since both Shields and Garza didn't pitch.I certainly don't wish harm on anyone over a silly little game (well...), but the Rays are just a better team when Percival is on the DL. Including tonight, he ha
In futures trading you are speculating about whether the price of a commodity will rise or fall. For example, let's say that you decided to speculate on hogs. If you thought that hog prices would be rising in the future you would purchase a hog futures contract. If you thought that hog prices would be falling then you would sell your hog futures contract. Whether you wanted to buy or sell, there h
We are entering into a new era now. We will be seeing many dramatic events in this couple of months as we step into 2009. How dramatic could it be? Well, this week we heard of U.S. government’s move to…
We are entering into a new era now. We will be seeing many dramatic events in this couple of months as we step into 2009. How dramatic could it be? Well, this week we heard of U.S. government’s move to…
Background Interest Rate Futures (IRF) were introduced in India in June 2003 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) through launch of three contracts - a contract based on a notional 10-year coupon bearing bond, a contract based on a notional 10-year zero coupon bond and a contract based on 91-day Treasury bill. All the contracts were valued using the Zero Coupon Yield Curve (SKY). The contracts de
Futures trading is currently one of the most risky and complicated markets to trade. To be a good trader in this market, we should have knowledge and wisdom at the maximum level. Nevertheless, if you are a beginner who is planning invest in this market, there is an interesting website called TransworldFutures.com where you can find lot of information regarding futures trading. They are specialized
What are future and options?Futures:A future is an obligation to buy or sell a given quantity of a particular asset, at a specified future date, at a pre-agreed price.Futures are traded on exchanges.The futures price should be equal to the cost of financing the purchase and the cost of storage until expiry.Options:An option gives the owner the right to buy or sell a given quantity of a particular
Tampa Bay, 5.85:1 (5Dimes)Current Record: 84-53PECOTA Playoff Odds: 99.4%I stopped paying attention, but apparently Jason Hammel totally fell apart in the ninth against the Yankees tonight, and Maddon had to bring in Dan Wheeler for the one-out "K-Rod save". They won, at least.Sportsbook's attempts to limit their exposure to certain events on these futures/props are very amusing. After having th
My EURO Futures SWING Chart above...
It looks like another round of carnage for the EURO. The POSITION Chart is about to turn down again and if that happens, brace yourself for some more downside.
Clearly, PRICE is still heading in the direction it is going, until it fails.
Tampa Bay, 6.5:1 (VIP)Current Record: 80-51PECOTA Playoff Odds: 98.2%The odds at 5Dimes may still be better than this, but they're not up right now.The Rays are on pace to allow 644 runs. They allowed 944 last year. Unreal.Unless the Yankees get incredibly hot, the only realistic* way the Rays could miss the playoffs is if the Red Sox, White Sox, and Twins all pass them in the standings. They a
The internet has proven to be a great factor in today's daily living. Everything is done online. Trading in the realm of futures, forwarding and stock exchange are also being done online now. There are a lot of online brokers for trading commodity futures. There is a great involved in online futures trading than in online stock exchange. Word of advise, choose a reliable futures broker for your on
The idea of a housing bottom is intriguing. First, we need to put the entire housing rise to fame in perspective. Housing has never declined on a year over year basis since the Great Depression (that is until this current housing market). That is an astonishing accomplishment in itself and it is easy to understand [...]
Tampa Bay, 8:1 (5Dimes)Current Record: 77-48PECOTA Playoff Odds: 97.7%77-49 after tonight; pretty frustrating lost. Boston lost as well, so the lead is stays at 4.5, and the playoff odds won't change too much, even with the Yankees winning.Ned Yost's decision to bring CC Sabathia back out for the ninth, after having already thrown 111 pitches in a 9-2 game the other night has gotten a lot of at
Commodities are the raw materials of our world, the natural resources we use to build the things we need and use. Throughout human history, man has exploited our world’s natural resources to improve the quality of human life. Futures traders trade principally in commodities (and in currencies, though that’s not the topic of today’s post). [...]
Tampa Bay, 7.75:1 (5Dimes)Current Record: 71-47PECOTA Playoff Odds: 94.7%The Yankees' struggles have caused the Rays' playoff odds to increase a few percentage points over the last week, but the last few days haven't been kind to Tampa.Losing Crawford wasn't the end of the world, but Longoria hitting the DL really hurts. Their lineup wasn't great to begin with, and now they've got a 5-6 combo of
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Currency futures are specific types of forward outright deals which occupy in general a small part of the Forex trading market. Because they are derived from the spot price, they are derivative instruments. They are specific with regard to the expiration date and the size of the trade amount. Whereas, generally, forward outright deals those that mature past the spot delivery date will mature on an
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Tampa Bay, 8:1 (BetUS)+120 to win the AL East (BetUS)Current Record: 68-45PECOTA Playoff Odds: 91.8%The Rays have been fantastic since the break, winning 13 of 19 and seven of their last eight. Most of that success has come at home, but it also includes a 4-3 road trip. They're not yet back to where they were on July 8 (96.5%), but they've really improved their chances over the last three week
These are from Bodog. I initially thought this was not an exhaustive list, before realizing that some sites were simply offering odds on teams that will not be competing. No real reason to take them down, I guess (other than, you know, integrity and fairness). Anyway:If you insist on betting on the US of A, they are -320 at Pinnacle. Although I suppose that isn't really helpful too people in t
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Beautiful, isn't it? I wouldn't go as far as the kid in American Beauty, but to a died-in-the-wool bear, there is something vaguely comforting about this graph.
The website for Smart City futures is now live. This was a great job to work on and I enjoyed the simplicity and cleanliness I applied to the visual treatment. It was nice to create a site with such nice imagery. The site is completely content managed down the the main pages in the navigation (only Home and Contact Us are set in the navigation structure). The site was built in .NET and couldn't
Tampa Bay, 10:1 (Carib)+275 to win the AL East (Carib)Current Record: 62-44PECOTA: 80.8%Tampa won this afternoon--although it wasn't easy--to finish up a solid 4-3 road trip. I actually think there's more value in betting on them to win the division than there has been in awhile. While everybody has been focusing on the Manny saga, Boston has dropped five of six at home, allowing the Rays to op
Commodities, like the market, are cyclical in nature, rising and falling according to the current business cycle. Like other market vehicles, commodities are influenced by economic forces. However, unlike other market vehicles, futures traders can trade commodities profitably even in bad times.
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Oakland, 100:1 (VIP, Matchbook)Current Record: 52-48PECOTA Playoff Odds: 18.4%Tampa Bay, 11.5:1 (5Dimes)Current Record: 58-41PECOTA: 78.6%Tampa beat Oakland today, 4-3.I think it's time to stop including Oakland every week. PECOTA still thinks they have a shot, but that's not particularly meaningful at this point. Not only have they traded away 2/5 of their rotation, but PECOTA was seemingly ove
Stock : Reliance Communications CMP : 435 Target : Atleast Rs400 Strategy : Long Above 20day EMA and short below 20 Day EMA Reliance Communications is a nice counter to play in futures and options. One of the easy strategy to play in this stock is to Go Long Above 20day EMA and short below 20 Day EMA. Which works well if you applies to the 6 month chart of RCOM. In the 6
If you are a Colorado Rockies Fan and haven’t checked out AA Tulsa Drillers Dexter Fowler. You might want to take a look at the future center fielder of the Rockies. He is probably the main reason the Rocks haven’t signed oft injured Willy Taveras to a long term deal.
At the [...]
Oakland, 40:1 (Sportsbook)7:1 to win the AL West (VIP)Current Record: 49-42PECOTA Playoff Odds: 39.6%Tampa Bay, 9:1 (BetUS)Current Record: 55-35PECOTA: 91.7%I do not think Billy Beane had this blog in mind when making the Rich Harden trade. I'm not sure what I ever did to him; I've read his book at least twice.After a shocking double by Willie Bloomquist broke the streak and extended Seattle's
The Hong Kong Futures Exchange is reintroducing gold futures trading on its futures exchange starting October 20. This follows the decision by the Shanghai Futures Exchange, one of China’s major futures trading venues, to introduce gold futures trading earlier this year.
Both moves are highly bullish for gold which touched $950 an ounce again this [...]
This week:Oakland, 40:1 (Sportsbook)Current Record: 45-38PECOTA Playoff Odds: 49.6%Tampa Bay, 12:1 (BetUS)+220 to win the AL East (VIP)Current Record: 51-32PECOTA: 92.1%The statistics above do not reflect today's events.Does this mean I'm going to have to do series previews every week? I hope not.The home team is now 12-0 in this year's Rays-Red Sox games. That is a nice little stat which will
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Stock-index futures point toward a sharply lower opening for Wall Street Tuesday,
with a steep fall in Europe and continuing worries about rising oil prices
expected to start the third quarter on a negative note.
Dow Jones Industrial futures were off 111 points to 11228.
S&P 500 futures were down 13 points to 1268. [...]
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Stock-index futures point toward a sharply lower opening for Wall Street Tuesday,
with a steep fall in Europe and continuing worries about rising oil prices
expected to start the third quarter on a negative note.
Dow Jones Industrial futures were off 111 points to 11228.
S&P 500 futures were down 13 points to [...]
Playing the commodity market is viewed as (and can be) a risky game. Many investors consider commodities the market’s riskiest asset. The truth is that commodities are no riskier than stocks. Certainly there is risk, as there is in any investment. But the risk is no greater in the commodity markets than it is in [...]
[photobucket.com]--More minor league updates from Jesse:----The Futures Game (tied in with the All-Star festivities in New York this year) is an All-Star game for minor leaguers. MLB brings in the best prospects from all over the place so they can play against each other. I attended the Futures Game when Pittsburgh hosted the ASG a few years back, and it was pretty cool (although I didn't pay as m
This week:Oakland, 50:1 (Sportsbook)Current Record: 42-34PECOTA Playoff Odds: 52.5%Tampa Bay, 16.5:1 (5Dimes)Current Record: 45-31PECOTA: 76.8%After all this, you can still get pretty decent prices on these two teams. The Rays are +400 to win the East at Sportsbook, and PECOTA loves that Oakland WS line.The PECOTA percentages for the AL West are very strange. Even with the Angels having a five
Commodities trading offer lucrative rewards that come with high risks as well. Today we will be looking at Crude Palm Oil (CPO) futures contract or FCPO for short. FCPO is traded in Malaysia derivatives market along with FKLI which is the…
Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview, the first of the major annuals, has arrived, prompting bettors to delve into some early-season and season-long handicapping.
Four of the usual suspects occupy the top spots in Steele’s preseason rankings — future-book favorites Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC — followed by some intriguing long shots.
Football bettors who respect Steele
The RBI’s decision to hike the repo rate is a clear indication of the fact that rates have been hardening for some time. It is not necessary that the impact of the rate hike would be felt immediately. The liquidity scenario had to be brought under check. The RBI has made use of the rate [...]
This week:Oakland, 35:1 (VIP)Current Record: 39-31PECOTA Playoff Odds: 71.3%Tampa Bay, 16.5:1 (5Dimes)Current Record: 41-29PECOTA: 70.2%The Rays beat the Cubs tonight. As I write this, the A's are down 8-0 in Arizona.I tried to come up with a pretty graph that shows the dramatic effect home-field has had on the AL East race. I failed, but am posting it anyway. The following graph is how many
U.S. futures edge lower with Lehman, AIG in view
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 6/16/2008 8:23:00 AM
LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures moved slightly lower on Monday as
investors await the opportunity to pore over an expected $2.8 billion loss from
Lehman Brothers and react to American International Group ousting Martin Sullivan
as chief executive.
S&P 500 futures
Managed futures are futures positions entered into by professional money managers, known as commodity trading advisors, on behalf of investors. Managers invest in energy, agriculture and currency markets (among others) using futures contracts and determine their positions based on expected profit potential.A futures contract is a financial contract obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or th
The price of corn rose for the eighth day in a row Friday reaching a new high of $7.375 a bushel as floods in the Midwest have drastically lowered the overall supply of corn.
U.S. stock futures edge up after CPI
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
Last Update: 6/13/2008 8:46:00 AM
LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures edged into positive territory after
consumer inflation data proved slightly stronger than expected
S&P 500 futures were up 6.4 points to 1,349.60 while Nasdaq 100 futures erased
earlier weakness to gain 11 points to 1,950.00. Dow industrial fut
Bodog does not have futures up at the moment, so their odds won't be included this week.Last week:Milwaukee, 75:1 (VIP)40:1 to win the NL (VIP)12:1 to win the NL Central (Sportsbook)They are now 40:1 to win it all at VIP (45:1 at 5Dimes), and 20:1 to win the pennant. So that went pretty much as expected.This week:Oakland, 40:1 (Sportsbook)Current Record: 34-30PECOTA Playoff Odds: 57.2%Tampa Bay
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