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Managed Futures Update (Nov 26 2008)
Managed Futures News - Dighton Capital USA changes to Dighton Capital CTA Limited.
Energy Commentary (Nov 25 2008)
Oil surged by almost 10% yesterday, fueled primarily by a robust rally in US stock market and secondarily by OPEC assurances that a cut will be forthcoming over the next few weeks
Futures Trading Update (Nov 25 2008)
Futures Trading Levels, Technical Analysis, and Commodity Trading Recommendations from Jim Wyckoff.
Holiday Trading Hours (Nov 25 2008)
Holiday trading hours for Thanksgiving Day for commodity futures markets and foreign exchange trading.
Metals Commentary (Nov 25 2008)
Metal prices surged yesterday, with copper soaring to a 10-day high on account of a robust rally on Wall Street.
Press Release (Nov 25 2008)
MF Global Ltd. (NYSE: MF) is the leading broker of exchange-listed futures and options in the world.
Morning Market Update (Nov 24 2008)
Futures Trading levels, commodity trading recommendations, and technical analysis from Jim Wyckoff.
Futures Trading Systems (Nov 21 2008)
Futures Trading Systems, Index Day Trading Systems, Commodity Trading Systems, from Trading Visions.
Morning Market Update (Nov 21 2008)
Futures Trading Levels, Commodity Trading Recommendations, and Technical Analysis from Jim Wyckoff.
S+P 500 Futures Update (Nov 21 2008)
S+P 500 Futures Market Update from MF Global Research
Wisdom Commentary (Nov 21 2008)
Flash forward to November. Crude has fallen over 60% from its’ peak prices. Grains have given back 30% or more of their gains. We are now in a new paradigm, deflation.
Morning Market Update (Nov 20 2008)
Futures Trading Levels, Futures Trading Recommendations, and Technical Analysis from Jim Wyckoff.
Futures Trading Systems (Nov 19 2008)
Futures Trading Systems for Emini S+P 500, Russell 2000, and Mid Cap stock index futures markets.
Morning Market Update (Nov 19 2008)
Futures Trading levels, and technical commodity futures trading report for emini S+P futures, gold, oil, grains, and metals markets.
Morning Market Update (Nov 18 2008)
The U.S. T-Bonds and T-Notes futures prices are presently trading in a more pronounced inverse relationship with the U.S. stock indexes. On days when the stock market is down, Treasury prices are usually up, and visa versa.
Morning Market Update (Nov 17 2008)
Daily Futures Trading levels and trading suggestions from Jim Wyckoff
Morning Market Update (Nov 14 2008)
Futures Trading Levels, Commodity News, and Commodity Research from Jim Wyckoff On The Markets.
Managed Futures Update (Nov 13 2008)
Somers Brothers Capital - Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool. Managed Futures trading update for October 2008.
Morning Market Update (Nov 13 2008)
Futures Trading Levels, Commodity News, and Commodity Research from Jim Wyckoff On The Markets.
Wisdom Financial Commentary (Nov 13 2008)
Zachary Oxman specializes in proprietary systems trading execution and managed futures funds placement.
Managed Futures - Fort Orange Capital Management Update (Nov 12 2008)
Fort Orange is a managed futures commodity trading advisor that applies a systematic, quantitative investment methodology across multiple futures trading models
Futures Market Update (Nov 11 2008)
Emini S+P 500 futures trading perspective for Wednesday November, 12, 2008
Managed Futures Update - October Recap (Nov 11 2008)
Futures Trading, Commodity Trading October Update. Commodity Trading Advisors and Managed Futures Traders sector post best monthly returns for the year in October.
Managed Futures Update - Wellfleet Asset Management (Nov 8 2008)
Wellfleet is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a Commodity Pool Operator (CPO), and is a member of the National Futures Association (NFA).
Managed Futures Update - GTA Group, LLC (Nov 7 2008)
The big question today concerns the stock market and the imminent potential sell-off.
Futures Trading Update - Emini S+P 500 Futures (Nov 6 2008)
Emini Futures - S+P 500 update for Friday November 7, 2008. Look for SPZ to fall today early on the back of an extremely weak employment report, but recover late and into next week
Managed Futures - Clarke Capital Management Update (Nov 5 2008)
You may have noticed that CCM programs are taking fewer commodity futures trades than usual in recent weeks. This is an automatic response by our various futures trading models to the highly volatile commodity market conditions experienced recently.
Managed Futures Update - GTA Group, LLC (Nov 5 2008)
In November we will be looking for potential opportunities in the Canadian Dollar and to catch the recent moves up in the EURO and the Great British Pound on any retracement.
Managed Futures Update - RL Capital Management (Nov 5 2008)
RL Capital uses a 100% mechanical trading method, which it applies to a diversified portfolio of commodity, domestic and foreign currency, and financial futures markets. By utilizing a systematic trend-following system
Managed Futures Update - TYL Blend Diversified (Nov 5 2008)
The Blend Diversified Program utilizes a multi strategy approach which incorporates techniques for trending, non-trending, and anti-trending markets. The principal objective is to maximize risk adjusted returns.
Managed Futures Update - Vision Capital Management (Nov 5 2008)
Vision Capital is an alternative investment firm specializing in managed futures. We offer investment products to institutions and high net-worth individuals who seek diversification through uncorrelated asset classes.
Managed Futures Update - Global Wealth Analytics (Nov 1 2008)
Our second best month of the year fueled by shorts across the board in everything from equities, commodities, to foreign currencies. Going forward it looks like more of the same as the economy slows and the dollar currency gains strength.
Managed Futures Update - Crescent Bay Capital (Oct 30 2008)
This week's gains in the S+P 500 have tempered the VIX which has moved off highs in the 80’s down to the 60's at current.
Managed Futures Update - Rosetta Capital Management (Oct 30 2008)
Our September saw short positions in cattle and long positions in hogs. Our most profitable trade was a short trade in corn.
Wisdom Online Free Demo Account (Oct 29 2008)
Wisdom Online is one of the fastest, easiest, and most reliable futures trading software platforms available today.
LJM Partners Update (Oct 23 2008)
LJM is committed to its clients and is making additional investments in LJM’s infrastructure to secure and improve all operations.
S+P Futures Update (Oct 22 2008)
MFGR is still looking for a bottom, but a breach of the recent lows (837 in SPZ8) could take prices 100+ S+P 500 points lower
Villano Capital Update (Oct 22 2008)
Profits from Currency, Metals, Softs, Grains, and Stock Indices were accompanied by a small loss in the Fixed Income sector
M-trade and ICE orders Update (Oct 21 2008)
Effective immediately, the MTrade platform now has the functionality to enter straight Stop orders (STP) and GTC orders for the following ICE products
Summa Capital Update (Oct 21 2008)
John Summa, Commodity Trading Advisor for Summa Capital Management announced Sunday October 19, 2008 that he is closing the Option Spread Trading Program
An Update from LJM Partners (Oct 17 2008)
Recent market volatility has been unprecedented and is reflected by the VIX Index trading briefly above 80 this week
Lumber Market Moves to GLOBEX (Oct 17 2008)
Beginning this Sunday (for trade date Oct. 20th) the CME will list their Lumber futures contracts onto the Globex platform.
CTA Confidental Report (Oct 16 2008)
The importance that volatility plays in options trading should not be underestimated. In fact, it is the key factor which drives how much premium can be charged/received when purchasing/writing options.
Index Futures - Limit Move Procedures - Special Report (Oct 16 2008)
When the lead month E-mini S+P 500 futures is declared limit offered a ten-minute timer starts. During this ten minutes both lead month S+P 500 futures contracts, the Big and the Mini, may trade above this limit.
Somers Brothers Capital Update (Oct 16 2008)
The dramatic price reversals seen across a broad array of markets in July continued in August, causing the program to switch its bias from predominantly long to predominantly short.
Pere Trading Program Update (Oct 15 2008)
The Pere Trading Program analyzes intra-day E-mini S+P 500 futures price changes in conjunction with daily price changes over a recent span of days to compute daily trading signals.
Wellfleet Asset Management Update (Oct 11 2008)
Our investment process, which combines trend,macro, and investor behavior research, indicated in early September that the downtrend in stocks was likely to resume
Margin Changes (Oct 10 2008)
As per the normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., Clearing House Risk Management staff approved the performance bond requirements for the following products
S+P 500 Market Update (Oct 10 2008)
The market is ignoring the positive impact of lower commodity prices, while the BXK has also failed to make a new low and technically may be coiling to rally on a relative basis.
BAM Asset Management Name Change (Oct 6 2008)
We received notice this morning that BAM Asset Management, LLC has changed its name and is now known as Becker Asset Management, LLC effective immediately.
Risk - Counterparty, Treasury, and Trading - and update from LJM Partners (Oct 3 2008)
We have received several inquiries regarding the safety of LJM assets. Specifically, headlines regarding the credit and liquidity of fortis N.V. have prompted a number of calls. We believe all LJM assets are safe as summarized by the following:
LJM Update (Oct 2 2008)
LJM Partners, Ltd., an investment management firm specializing in managed futures, announced today that its LJM Fund, L.P. received a five star rating from Morningstar Inc.
NDX Capital Management - Shadrach Program (Oct 1 2008)
The Shadrach program uses technical and fundamental analysis in trading futures and options in the livestock sector of the U.S. commodity market.
Wisdom Financial Launches New Web Site (Oct 1 2008)
We're pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved Wisdom Financial web site. Our goal with the new design was to provide value added content to keep you informed of the latest commodity futures news and developments
Bayside Pacific Advisors Launches Emerging CTA Prorgram (Sep 25 2008)
Bayside Pacific Advisors Launches Emerging CTA Program "Global Managed Futures Program"