The more uncomfortable something makes you, the better the trade.
Great point. People who peddle "investing in futures" never give a single thought to roll effects. But good luck getting that point across to many...
Yes, and good luck getting any customer service with many U.S. businesses now.
Could he be planning to do both?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/023478.html
Hmmm....an excuse to eliminate 60/40 tax treatment for futures contracts?
Abu Dhabi is where all the cute kittens go.
buys = .5*(total volume + net volume) sales = .5*(total volume - net volume)
As GM goes, so goes the nation. The price of GM probably has limited downside because it will continue to be supported by the Working Group....
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Risky because you may not get your money's worth. The floozy might rush you or act bored (common complaints). A great way to research all this is...
http://stason.org/TULARC/investing/bonds/U-S-Treasury-Bonds.html "Treasury securities generally are not callable prior to maturity. The...
O Ye, of little faith [IMG]
Quote from The New Market Wizards (Stanley Druckenmiller): "His [George Soros'] theory was that if a huge deficit were accompanied by an...
+1
No, that's the difference between futures and underlying. Once you remove interest rates, the expected value of holding any, and I mean any,...
Wouldn't the expected Yuan appreciation already be reflected in the futures premium? The expected outcome of holding such a futures contract by...
I have held Yuan and Swiss Francs with them for over a year. When my dollars were converted into these currencies I got murdered on the exchange...
I predict the following black swan after the announcement: index futures trade at the same price until the close!
For sure. Moreover the vix futures don't move in lockstep with the underlying vix index. Unlike stock index futures, there is no clear arbitrage...
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