.. Contents of the Traders in Financial Futures (TFF) Report Dealer/Intermediary These participants are what are typically described as the "sell side" of the market. Though they may not predominately sell futures, they do design and sell various financial assets to clients. They tend to have matched books or offset their risk across markets and clients. Futures contracts are part of the pricing and balancing of risk associated with the products they sell and their activities. These include large banks (U.S. and non-U.S.) and dealers in securities, swaps and other derivatives. The rest of the market comprises the "buy-side," which is divided into three separate categories: Asset Manager/Institutional These are institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, mutual funds and those portfolio/investment managers whose clients are predominantly institutional. Leveraged Funds These are typically hedge funds and various types of money managers, including registered commodity trading advisors (CTAs); registered commodity pool operators (CPOs) or unregistered funds identified by CFTC. The strategies may involve taking outright positions or arbitrage within and across markets. The traders may be engaged in managing and conducting proprietary futures trading and trading on behalf of speculative clients. Other Reportables Reportable traders that are not placed into one of the first three categories are placed into the "other reportables" category. The traders in this category mostly are using markets to hedge business risk, whether that risk is related to foreign exchange, equities or interest rates. This category includes corporate treasuries, central banks, smaller banks, mortgage originators, credit unions and any other reportable traders not assigned to the other three categories.
Hi Guys. What's the OBVIOUS play ?! WHERE IS THE MONEY ?! That's why the obvious isn't obvious. Because they ask the wrong question. The obvious is ASTRONOMICAL. It's not ephemeral nor microscopic. It's BIG and it underpin EVERYTHING ! The OBVIOUS is PLAIN and SIMPLE. When you're the top 10 poker player, At the table against the top 5 poker players. The OBVIOUS is that you are being PLAYED ! Every single hand starts with an HANDICAP !
Warren Buffett Says Knowing When the Stock Market Is Going to Crash Is Meaningless: ‘Predicting Rain Doesn’t Count. Building Arks Does.’
“Men who can be right and sit tight are uncommon. I found it one of the hardest things to learn.” - Jesse Livermore
Jesse Livermore went bankrupt twice before blowing his brains out in a NYC hotel That guy is no trading God Saint hero. He is quoted way too much. He got really lucky to generate huge gains to be in the right place right time, but lost it all anyways twice
Going bankrupt, for most, is part of the game. And it's even the end of the adventure. Livermore dedicated his entire life to the business of trading. He went bankrupt but he also made several fortunes. Sure, he decided to end his own life. That doesn't make him less knowledgeable. Don't you agree that sitting tight is uncommon ?
A wise successful trader needs to definitely learn to sit tight and calmly like Buddha a goldfish ghandi Rosa parks.... But also be forceable and actionable when the time requires like a cobra anaconda john Wilkes booth Lee Harvey Oswald
Knowing the obvious is meaningless: Knowing the obvious doesn't count. Knowing my obvious does, for me.