Being a lifelong Chicagoan, when I thought about trading when I was younger, the first thing that came to my mind was commodities, like corn,...
I agree with much of what was said here (about journalists masquerading as analysts; market cheerleaders, etc.), but after all, isn't everyone...
I don't know much about London's trading sector, but 90% seems like a pretty steep estimate. Are they mostly a bond city? Don't they have a...
Seems like this has happened more often since grains went side-by-side electronic. I wonder if it's management throwing a bone to pits guys every...
Have you seen CME's earnings compared to NYSE? I mean, CME operates a daily multi-trillion $$ derivatives market that makes the NYX's staple stock...
When did Nov. start trading? Yeah, the settles say X06.... When do the months rollover? And why didn't the Nov. contract get crushed today?
Seriously, I don't see what happened either (not trading yet -- just observing the market). Look at the settle price on NYMEX????
Thought I read on here somewhere (maybe a different thread?) that T. Boone said nat. gas would never drop below 4.50 in his lifetime........
How did you guys get set up your brokerage accounts? Individual or some sort of corp.? Also, anyone have any opinions on which type of...
Have heard this as well from a friend who clerks for an independent local in the heating pit...the local had been there for three years before the...
I should clarify, I'm interested to know when the ELECTRONIC market is most active....
Was just looking at the NYMEX website and noticed that open-outcry trading hours for most products was 10AM-230PM Eastern, but futures trade...
Good idea nazzdack, I didn't even think to call the folks at CME -- they certainly have been hyping their courses and books to folks on the floor...
Thanks for the links, fellas. I know if you're trading intraday, obviously charts and technicals are going to matter most, but before jumping into...
My old firm has a poster from the CME with the charts of all the various options strategies on it. I am looking for a similar poster. Already...
I interviewed with them last year. Good group of guys who know their stuff. When I talked to them their bread and butter was fixed-income,...
I'm curious for those guys that trade the energy markets: what do you read as far as newsletters, magazines/journals, or websites are concerned?...
Hey guys, A buddy of mine and me were dreaming the other day of starting our own shop (not that we're ready just yet) and the topic of office...
Lazare Printing Co. in Chicago is where our trader's get their cards from. Their website is: http://www.lazareprinting.com/ Click on...
Thanks for the replies. Yes, I would definitely like to learn how to trade treasuries on the intermediate and long-terms. But is it possible to...
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