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How stock index futures can be used for hedging? can sum1 plz help me with this question as it is a part of my assignment. thank you in advance.
What time do US stock index futures open? Does it work (rises/falls) 24hours or it closes as the NewYork Market Closes?
Does anyone know what the margin is required on stock index futures funds? for example on £2,000,000 what will the intianal margin be need? If you know any useful websites on futures funds would be extrememly helpful!
stock index futures and index options? What's the difference between a stock index future and an index option? If I purchase the right to buy an S & P 500 future at $300 per share and the index goes up to $450 per share by the date of expiration of the futures contract, I make a loss of $150. How would it look like and how would the process work if I went for an index option in the above case? In addition, do I make the whole payment right when purchasing the right to buy / sell in futures contracts as well as options?
Currency trading, Index futures, stock futures, commodities,options- Compare which are potential to earn money? And also grade them by order and discuss about their potential and safety.
What is the difference between option on stock index and option on a stock index future? I understand what an option is. But what is the difference between option on the stock index and option on the stock index futures?
Assume that an investor sells an S&P 500 stock-index futures contract at 975 and buys this contract after a fe A. -$5000 B. -$1000 C. -$2500 D. -$10 Please help! Complete Question: Assume that an investor sells an S&P 500 stock-index futures contract at 975 and buys this contract after a few weeks for 985. The dollar return on this transaction will amount to which of the above? Please help!
why do stock index futures (SIF) have an index multiplier? what roles that multiplier play?
what can we hedge with stock index future? i would to do a research on stock index future and would like to have some opinions from people who are familiar with the stock index future and could tell me what risk and financial instrument that we can hedge using stock index futures.
Where can I see European stock index futures premarket? im thinking reliance money is the best bet.?
How index futures suggest the market open up or down? May I know by how much the market will open higher or lower when I look at the stock-index futures?
Where to find articles on "hedging with foreign currency denominated stock index"? The foreign currency denominated stock index futures that I am referring may include US dollar dnominated MSCI Taiwan stock index, US dollar denominated Nikkei 225 index, US dollar denominated Nikkei 300 index. Where can I find any research that have covered these stock index?
selling options on S&P stock index futures? Part 2? I'm not doing it myself, I'm allocating 20% of an ira to a company ( Argus Capital Management) that does. Heard of them? or their ilk? For a rank amateur, I have been an EXTREMELY successful predatory investor in the past (28%apr/3yrs) but it's time to take a break from stock/mutual fund trading and a flat market and see if I can get some decent returns letting other people do the thinking, as well as moving into different arenas. I appreciate everyone's accurate and well thought out answers. I'm impressed with the quality and information you have all provided.
what can I research on the topic of "hedging with stock with index future"? Can anyone help me? what are the stock index future? Would It be hard to reaserch on this topic? Would there be available information on stock index future?
selling options on S&P stock index futures? this is basically done by "selling option spreads, with the objective that both options expire worthless and all the premium collected from the sale is retained as profit." Has anybody tried it? There is a company that specializes in it and a manager who is well respected in options industry.
How can I check the futures price for an individual stock? I know the stock indexes have futures prices but what about for an individual stock? Where can I find it?
I want a best site to get tips on stock options,index options,futures and equity investment in indian market? Is there any good site.. I saw one site maketheprofit.com. which is really good and helpful with nice packages at low costs and they are worth. also the free calls on market.. also for intraday..is there any other site? like www.maketheprofit.com ?
Do we have to pay margin money if we sell future stock or index? Do we have to pay margin money if we sell future stock or index?
What the heck is the 'Underlying Product" I am agreeing to buy or sell when trading Stock Indexes? What the heck is the 'underlying product' at a specific price, and future date am I agreeing to buy or sell when I trade Stock Index Futures. I figure a E-mini Futures Contract for a commodity such as corn or soy beans derives it's value from the 'underlying product" the commodity itself hence the contract is a derivative. So my question is ...On what asset, is a flipping statistic such as a 'stock index' based. I need to be enlightened Thanks?
Which US based commodities/fx broker offers emini index futures? Which US based commodities/fx broker offers emini index futures? I've heard you can trade stock index futures in minilots just like trading currencies and commodities(ie pay no commission just the spread) and was wondering which US based fx brokers offer that? I was under the impression that commodities(futures) do not have a flat commission but a "spread" from which a broker makes money. How on earth can somone make money with a $100 forex account otherwise. I already know that gold, silver and currencies have next to low or no commission such as the flat dollar commission on stocks. I need a list of brokers that sell futures in minilots without extravagent fees.
Volatility for stocks, Index, Futures? Hello Everybody, I heard that volatility moves in opposite direction for stocks (i.e, Inversely propotional) and indexes. But for some Futures , Volatility Moves in opposite direction as stocks or indexes. But not for all Futures, Volatility Moves in opposite direction.....is that correct?Can anyone please tell me the names of such commodities whose volatility Moves in same direction as Futures price? Thank you,
Is there any good website about future stock index trading price prediction? With: > Fundamental and Technical analysis? > Short, Medium & Long term prediction? > For market in US (Dow Jones & Nasdaq) and Asia (Hangseng, Nikkei, Kospi)? I would appreciate for your detail answer... thx.
Can the ETF or stock Index be used as a leading indicator for intraday stock trading? I was told that S&P futures can be used as leading indicators when day trading stocks. However, I do not have access to Futures through my broker. As an alternative, can I use the Spy (ETF) or the SPX (S&P Index) as a leading indicator when day trading stocks?
Where can I learn the details on Options on Index Futures? I would like to learn what goes into trading and valuation of these options. How are they different from single stock Options? Thanks!
Hi, what is the best stock prediction software for major indices...especailly intra day or daily futures? I'm new to financial spread betting and just wondering...is there any software which predicts stock index movement of major world indices...like dow, ftse or hang seng etc. Any help/thought will be much appreciated...thanks : )
Why are the Republicans blowing up the economy to keep rich people from loosing tax breaks? This is just the beginning. http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-fall-debt-talks-collapse-083807056.html Conservatives: your answers are a bunch of s#$t. Answer like mature adults or stay off. Stop being a bunch of arrogant spoiled children.
Software to view LIVE stock indexes? Is there any software where I can view live stock index rates with change. Stock exchanges like Dow Jones, Nasdaq, FTSE, DAX, CAC, Nikkei, Shanghai etc. I would also like to view index futures of Dow and Nasdaq. Kindly provide me a link of any software or site that has this. Thanks. It has to be LIVE. I already know some sites but they show delayed info.
how does leverage ETF use index future to achieve exposure? Can I put 25% in index future and the 75% in stock picks that represent the index? How does the exposure actually work? They use money enough to buy 100 contracts to buy 200?
Where there is free real-time Global Equity Index? Where there is free real-time Global Stock and Futures Index
etf price movements-do they affect the price of the underlying security? Looking back on the recent volatility spike in equities, I was wondering. Does demand for an equity ETF create a demand for the underlying shares that comprise the ETF, as in program trading in the 80's? Conversely, if a lot of people are selling an equity ETF, does the trust manager then have to sell like quantities of the underlying stocks, like in the crash of 87 with stock index futures? I was wondering if ETF seling bleeding through to the individual shares helped to aggravate the drop of 2/27.
About investing for the long or short term in a Index fund, stocks and Commodity futures? I am invested in KO, PEP, MCD, BIDU, RJA, DBE, GLTR and GIS Vanguard Growth Life Cycle Index Fund. In the documentary "BROKE the new American dream" by Micheal Covel they say buy and hold does not work and 2008 shows us that. What are your opinions on that documentary? Should I invest in stocks, commodities, or just in an Index fund? What are your views on the economy? What will be the next bubble? Bonds? Commodities?
public traded stock company or holdings? Hi guys do you know any public traded company or holdings they trade their money in futures, index, or stock, thank you.
How to hedge an equity portfolio with stock market index contracts? I have a question about how you hedge a portfolio of stocks with a stock market index. The question I am trying to answer is this: Suppose that in March 2010, John Smith, the portfolio manager of Esop Insurance Company, has a portfolio of stocks valued at $100 million that moves percentage-wise one-for-one with the S&P Index. Suppose also that the March 2011 S&P 500 Index contracts are currently selling at a price of 1,000. a) How many of these contracts should John sell so that he hedges the stock market risk of this portfolio over the next year? b) What happens if the S*P Index falls 10%? Anybody know how to solve this? Thanks in advance. I have some ideas but I am not sure about them: a) To completely hedge this position, the fund manager sells 100 million $ worth of contracts short to offset any possible risk in his long position. b) If the S&P falls by 10%, then he loses 10 million $ in his long position but gains 10 million $ from short selling the futures, leaving him in a position with no gains or losses.
Will it be a bearish or bullish market for the next quarter? Real Estate, Stock, Futures, Commodities, Indexes etc. Seems like a recession is happening.There were different comments on the news. Estate agents & realtors always have a positive look on the market. What is your comment?
if everyone has index funds, as some recommend, how would stock prices fluctuate according to their future val ok, this is probably a stupid question. but I've been hearing for a while now how one should only purchase index funds, because the stock market is efficient. but if everyone purchased index funds, woudn't it hurt the stock market. wouldn't stock prices NOT move according to profits, which is bad.
A question about the futures market? Recently, i've been intrigued by the futures market. As far as i have heard, just to open a futures account requires a substantial deposit and small capital (1k-5k) is insufficient to trade futures. Is this true? Also, what are the margin requirements like on index and stock (blue chip) futures and would brokers be willing to provide additional leverage if there was some hedging done on the positions? I'm an Australian resident, if that makes any difference
Is spread betting similar to futures trading? I want to know in your opinion in what ways you think that spread betting is similar to futures trading, and which one would be best recommended for someone who lives in the UK to trade stock market indices, commodities and shares?
HOW DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE!? "U.S. stock index futures rose on friday as investors took a worse-than-expected jobs report as a sign the Federal Reserve would take more action to spur an economic recovery."
bear sterns? A guy that i know told me that he retiered at 42, after working at this job how much was he making? And how high up is this in the company?stock index futures trading desk manager (head)
Planned aggregate spending? In an economy with no government and no foreign sector GDP is $8,000, autonomous consumption is $500, planned investment spending is $300 and marginal propensity to consume is 0.7. How much is planned aggregate spending? a. $7,100 b. $6,400 c. $8,000 d. $700 2. In the context of a futures contract, the basis is defined as ______________. A. the futures price minus the spot price B. the spot price minus the futures price C. the futures price minus the initial margin D. the profit on the futures contract 3. The _________ contract dominates trading in stock index futures. A. S&P500 B. DJIA C. Nasdaq 100 D. Russell 2000
Warren Buffet investing $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. Does that look like wall street imploding to you? Is this Wall street already cashing in on the bailouts before the legislation is even passed? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/goldman_sachs_berkshire;_ylt=AruhG.mjSJgeEbU01eM9e7Ks0NUE " OMAHA, Neb. - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is investing at least $5 billion in Goldman Sachs, a huge vote of confidence for one of the survivors of the credit crisis that felled two of its investment banking peers. ADVERTISEMENT In addition to buying $5 billion in preferred stock, Berkshire also got warrants to buy another $5 billion in Goldman's common stock. Goldman also said late Tuesday it would raise another $2.5 billion in its own public stock offering. The news sent shares of Goldman Sachs and stock index futures soaring in electronic trading, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a triple-digit decline for the second day in a row. It also could lead to new probing questions from lawmakers for Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, a former co-CEO of Goldman Sachs. He and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress hours earlier that quick action on a $700 billion bailout measure for financial services firms was needed to prevent economic havoc. Goldman Sachs' shares had been tumbling ahead of the announcement of the government rescue plan last Friday as investors feared it could face the same kinds of funding squeezes as Bear Stearns and Lehman. Now members of Congress have to deal what may look to many taxpayers like Wall Street is already cashing in." After reading that, do you believe Paulson and Bernanke are truthful about the urgency of the bailout?
Are job losses instead of Job increases as Obama promised yet another example of hoax and change? U.S. stock-index futures retreated after the government reported an unexpected decrease in jobs last month, spurring concern the economic recovery will falter. Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index expiring in March slid 0.3 percent to 1,134.5 at 8:30 a.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 0.1 percent to 10,533. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYeCs7pKvVNs&pos=1
Warren Buffett: "I beg you to take my taxes"? "OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched. While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks. Some of us are investment managers who earn billions from our daily labors but are allowed to classify our income as “carried interest,” thereby getting a bargain 15 percent tax rate. Others own stock index futures for 10 minutes and have 60 percent of their gain taxed at 15 percent, as if they’d been long-term investors. Last year my federal tax bill — the income tax I paid, as well as payroll taxes paid by me and on my behalf — was $6,938,744. That sounds like a lot of money. But what I paid was only 17.4 percent of my taxable income — and that’s actually a lower percentage than was paid by any of the other 20 people in our office. Their tax burdens ranged from 33 percent to 41 percent and averaged 36 percent. To understand why, you need to examine the sources of government revenue. Last year about 80 percent of these revenues came from personal income taxes and payroll taxes. The mega-rich pay income taxes at a rate of 15 percent on most of their earnings but pay practically nothing in payroll taxes. It’s a different story for the middle class: typically, they fall into the 15 percent and 25 percent income tax brackets, and then are hit with heavy payroll taxes to boot. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, tax rates for the rich were far higher, and my percentage rate was in the middle of the pack. According to a theory I sometimes hear, I should have thrown a fit and refused to invest because of the elevated tax rates on capital gains and dividends. I didn’t refuse, nor did others. I have worked with investors for 60 years and I have yet to see anyone — not even when capital gains rates were 39.9 percent in 1976-77 — shy away from a sensible investment because of the tax rate on the potential gain. People invest to make money, and potential taxes have never scared them off. And to those who argue that higher rates hurt job creation, I would note that a net of nearly 40 million jobs were added between 1980 and 2000. You know what’s happened since then: lower tax rates and far lower job creation. But for those making more than $1 million — there were 236,883 such households in 2009 — I would raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains. And for those who make $10 million or more — there were 8,274 in 2009 — I would suggest an additional increase in rate. My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice. " To the individuals that have a problem with taxing the wealthy (republicans, tea party), here's a man who's one of the wealthiest people in America, and welcome to taxes being set to past rates. Please read the article. Why are you still trying to defend him? He doesn't want, or need your defense. To the others, read it because it's interesting. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=1
SelfEmployed and Job Seekers Allowance Question? Hello Im 32 single man in the wales, i was a selfemployed daytrader (trading stock index futures) for 6years. Currently broke, before that i was an overnight database technical clerk My Questions: 1. can i say my last work was as daytrader. then look for work as a daytrader, for the 13 week limit(even though i was selfemployed and there arent any companies hiring)? 2. If i cant, can i just look for overnight work for 13 weeks? 3. Where is the online rule/law/guide book for jsa, I need to know the specific rules for : a. what are the job advisor responsibilities, in advising the client of their jsa rights b. the rule governing looking for work in the 13week period in the previous employment field c. the rules governing selfemployed people and looking for work in the same field Thanks thanks, i needs specifics. eg. subsection 1:23 say"blah blah" Wish i was still in stafford, their reference library was amazing i also need to hear the experiences and opinions from people who are experienced with jsa claims, as claimants or jsa advisors 0845 numbers are expensive and the office are cagey about specific rules, thats again why i ask here
Which of the both affect US Dollar the most? We see that US Stock future moves 24Hours for the whole week but 'Equity Indexes' starts and stops with the opening and closing of the New York market. How can we differentate between these two US Stock Indes Futures & Equity Indexes; and which of the both affect US Dollar the most? and Why?
How do I trade Nikkei 225 Futures during the Japanese trading session with high volume? I want to trade a high volume index futures contract at night while the market is open for the stocks the index is an average of. The ES does not qualify because the session for its stocks is open during the day. So I was thinking I would try the Nikkei futures. But I can't find any ticker symbols that give me a futures contract for the Nikkei that has high volume, or that seems to be open while the Japanese are trading, during the session where its underlying stocks are being traded. Is it possible to do this while living in the US? I need the ticker symbol that I would use if it is possible.
Dow Average Success Stock Investing? What is the successful Dow Jones Industrial Investing scheme? and can any explain what's the difference: Dow Futures, Dow jones index and Stock Dow?
i need to find information on the following for the S&P 500 INDEX for 3 &10 Aug 2007? •the spot index value •the future values for the index •the spot value of one stock and •the future value of that stock •12 month bond prices and yields. •LIBOR i have searched on so meny wesites but cant seem to find any historical data on this. can someone help... not just general links please but specific otherwise ill be searching for another 10 hours
Why CAPM and index models are believed to provide more accurate data than Markovitz portfolio theory? It is said that CAPM and index models provide more accurate data than Markoviz portfolio theory which is based on past return (past returns are believed to be unreliable guides to expected future returns). How come do index models provide more accurate data if they are based on beta and beta is the change in the stock return per unit change in the market return (which is calculated using historical data as well)?
Which of the these affect US Dollar the most? We see that US Stock future moves 24Hours for the whole week but 'Equity Indexes' starts and stops with the opening and closing of the New York market. How can we differentate between these two US Stock Indes Futures & Equity Indexes; and which of the both affect US Dollar the most? and Why? 9 hours ago - 4 days left to answer.
is there Futures on stocks also? i know that there is futures on indexes, commodities..? but i do not know if there is Futures on stocks...
What's the futures price? Suppose the value of the S&P 500 stock index is currently $1,300. If one-year T-bill rate is 5% and the expected dividend yield on the S&P 500 is 2%, what should the one-year maturity futures price be? Looking for formula, i.e., how do I solve this?
Is it right time to invest in Thailand ? I am interested to invest in unit trust/fund and unsure if it is the good time to go ahead. The recent miltary coup and currency curb made me feel uneasy. However, looking at the thailand stock index which lag far behind other countries in Asia, I though as a layman if it has strong future grow potential. I am looking at medium to long term investment. Your kind advice, please.
Which of these are considered foreign stocks? Wilshire 5000 is the broadest US market measure - approximately 6,000 stocks of all sizes (performance calculated on the Wilshire Associates web site, http://www.wilshire.com/Indexes/calculator/) SP500 represents large-capitalization US stocks (but provides global exposure in general because it includes many US stocks with income from foreign operations) Russell 1000 is similar to SP500, large-cap US but a fair amount of global exposure Russell 1000 Growth and 1000 Value are highest-scoring stocks within the Russell 1000 universe on Growth and Value measures Russell 2000 represents small-cap US stocks (with much less global exposure than the S&P 500). Defined as the smallest 2,000 stocks in the Russell 3000 stock index Russell 2000 Growth and 2000 Value are highest-scoring stocks within the Russel 2000 universe on Growth and Value measures MSCI EAFE (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Europe, Americas, and Far East index represents an index of foreign stock market returns Emerging Markets represented by MSCI Emergin Markets Index, free float-adjusted cap-weighted index Lehman Bros Aggregate Bond index is an index of total returns on a diversified portfolio of US Federal, state/local, and corporate bonds Real Estate represented by Transaction-Based Index (TBI) produced by the Center for Real Estate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (available at http://web.mit.edu/cre/research/credl/tbi.html Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill returns represent the return on cash and cash-equivalent investments of short maturity and very low risk Commodities represented by Commodities Research Bureau Futures Index, a commodity index based on the futures prices of various commodities Thanks!! sorry for the typo. It's just a homework assignment I have this chart with it and the question is how many years were forign stocks the best-performing asset class. but I'm not sure which one's are considered foreign stocks...or all of them? thank you financgal27!! that's what I was thinking =)
how do use technical analysis for future price of stocks and index? any software or any formula(method) available In share market. Pls help me.
I am looking for a broad based broker!? I would appreciate any advice on finding a brokerage firm that offers trading in MANY DIFFERENT markets ie.(Forex, Futures, Indexes, Stocks). I have looked online and could'nt find any. Does anyone know of one?
Kuala Lumpur Composite Index Future (FKLI)? how does this thing works?, i mean, its different from stock prices data right.. can somebody clarify what is FKLI and the diferences with ordinary stock prices..
what is the difference between the NASDAQ and the CBOT? what is the difference between the NASDAQ and the CBOT, other than the fact that the NASDAQ is the largest U.S. electronic stock market and that the NASDAQ trades approximately 54% of NASDAQ-listed shares traded are reported to NASDAQ systems, and that CBOT trade 50 different futures and options products,including U.S. Treasury bonds and notes, 30-Day Federal Funds, stock indexes, and swaps, to name but a few....
No money is lost in a falling stock market, is it? I cringe whenever I hear people all over the media crying because the stock market crashed and $$$ trillions were allegedly 'burnt'. Most stocks in the index are still intact, and if some corporations are going bankrupt it's entirely because of the unfavorable conjuncture (like these days). True, sometimes a round trip nets a cash loss to a trader. But this cash hasn't been physically destroyed, it has merely changed pockets. Realize this people! A higher price was paid to the previous owner at the time of the purchase of the stock; a lower price was recouped upon the sale. Looking at the global outcome of transactions, there has been no change in the mass of $$$ in existence, essentially because stocks are NOT money, even though they intuitively correspond to a certain (variable) wealth. Ownership of stock means ownership of capital, the means of production. In a recession, the economy takes a downturn, so corporations produce smaller profits. This warrants the decline in stock prices, which are the monetary valuation of the profitablity of the means of production. Wealth lies in this profitability. Investors face risks in taking on corporate ownership: they give up safety of principal in exchange for returns on capital, for the feeling of participating in a productive activity, for gambling spirit, etc. But what is worth owning in the end? Cash? That's just symbolic junk after all. What most people care to have is things to play with, consumables, services, or the opportunity to have more in the future. What we really should complain about now isn't 'investors got poorer because their stocks aren't worth as much money as they paid for them' but 'money became more sought after', in line with the credit crunch that accompanies recessions. Incidentally, physically burning those trillions would amount to the same effect (although distributed differently across citizens), as it would rarefy cash as a limited good. But the Treasury can increase the monetary mass anytime to counteract it. So why don't we just print new bills and hand them out freely? The problem is that a lot of people got laid off in the meantime and are now being lazy. Productivity effectively decreased. The introduction of gifts wouldn't incentivize an economic boost, to the contrary. The abundance of cash would result pretty quickly in inflation. But financial aids targeted to particular corporations are not the solution either. Stock market indices are a reasonably effective index of the current economy and sentiment for the foreseeable future. At most, the economy will have to absorb the hit caused by corporate traders (suffering losses because of the declining stock market). Anything more is like claiming derivatives' prices DEEPLY influence the underliers' prices. OK I phrased it as a question this time, hope it doesn't get deleted.
What stocks and indexes especially are well positioned if one believes uranium is to become more valuable? How have you done investing and what do you think for the future outlook?
where can i find the price for the Future and option of NSE or BSE.....? where can i find the price for the Future and option of NSE or BSE..... is there is any site where can i see the ticker of price for call price and put price and future price.... etc of stocks and index in india.......
How do I invest in a company for the future and how can I know what their prices are? I am 15 and have wanted to invest into a company since I was 10 years, now I have money saved up about £400 ($800). I want to invest 10-40% of that money into stock. Please can you tell me what stock is best to invest in and what one will help me gain £3000-£4000 in a couple of years. Preferably in the next two... I want to invest in the ore common stocks e.g. FTSE Index or the DowJones... Where do I go to invest this money I DON'T WANT TO DO IT OVER THE INTERNET. Do they do it in the banks? Please help...
guyz can any one help me answer this question written below rregarding yeild curve i would be thankfulll? . a yield curve relates to maturity. Some economists believe that the yield curve can be used to predict future economic activity better then other forward indicators such as the stock market or the index of leading indicators. explain why it is or is not a good lead and indicator?
what mesaurements do they use in commodities in yahoo finance? like i know the energy is in barrels the metals are in ounces whats the grains, livestock stock, softs, and indices in? http://finance.yahoo.com/futures?t=energy
How do I invest in foreign currency? I am worried about dollar devaluation. I have seen that Buffet and Gates are pulling out of dollars and investing in Euros and other foreign currencies. They are going as far as taking out full page ads in papers to warn others, so I gather that they are serious. My bet is that the dollar will tank later this year or in the near future. Also, if I open a Swiss bank account, do they keep my money in Euros? Basically, I am just looking to buy and hold. I don't want to be a forex day trader. An ideal investment to me would be to put my money in a foreign currency and then buy some sort of stock or mutual fund or index or commodity or whatever. I just want to get some of my money out of dollars for when the bottom falls out, i.e housing market crash, Iran war, countries reducing $ reserves holdings, GM bankruptcy, etc.
I'm looking for a text messaging service which alerts me of current stock market info...? I'd like a text alert sent to my phone alerting me of closing prices of the major indices. As close to the closing bell as possible would be most helpful. Any additional info such as prices of oil futures, currency prices, etc. would also be great. Does anyone know where I can find such a service?
What is the difference between a share of stock in a corporation and a corporate bond? 1. A difference between a share of stock in a corporation and a corporate bond is that a. the bond owner has voting rights within the corporation whereas the stockholder does not. b. the bond owner is entitled to receive a fixed annual coupon payment plus a lump-sum payment at the bond's maturity date, whereas the stockholder is entitled to a share of future profits. c. the share of stock is a legal claim while the bond is not. d. stocks are issued in return for funds that are lent to the corporation. 2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index used to track the average price of all stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. How many corporate stocks are included in the DOW? a. 30 b. 500 c. 90 d. 250
Would Gold and Oil bounce back???????? Right now, U.S. stock market faces financial crisis and market down..but dollar gain some strength ... Is stock index going down or up in near future??
ARE U A BULL OR A BEAR? WHAT TIME FRAME OF THE YEAR DO YOU THINK WE WILL BE IN A BULL MARKET? I THINK THE DOW WON'T BE ABOVE 9,500 TILL MID 2010, TILL THEN IT WILL STAY VOLATILE FOR MANY REASONS THAT ARE LISTED BELOW................. October: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February. ~Mark Twain While there is much to celebrate this year, we find little cause for joy when looking at the financial markets. While many pundits have predicted that the final closing low in the bear market was reached on November 20th, we at Hurricane Capital Global Alpha Fund still believe there will be more red than green in the stock market in 2009. However, during every major bear market since World War II, the time to buy stocks was after a 30-50% decline in the S&P 500. So one may ask why we would recommend something different this time around. In the spirit of Christmas, we present twelve reasons why there is more downside to the stock market in 2009. 1. Valuation: Historically the price to earnings ratio (P/E) and price to book ratio (P/B) of a stock or index is considered cheap when trading at less than ten to one and one to one respectively. Stocks in the US bottomed with at a P/E of 7 in July 1982. During the Great Depression, Benjamin Graham wrote about how many of the greatest US companies would be worth more if liquidated for the cash on their balance sheets than kept. These stocks were trading below their net current assets. According to Bloomberg, the Russell 3000, which incorporates 98% of the market cap of us stocks, has a trailing P/E of 24.64 and a P/B of 1.68. Despite the massive drop that occurred in 2008, it would be tough to characterize the market as cheap from a historical perspective. 2. Housing Prices Crashing: The latest monthly reading of the Case-Shiller home price index from October 2008 showed a drop of 18.04% year over year, the largest drop on record. Amazingly, the drop in home prices is still accelerating two years into the decline. We are not going to find a bottom in the market until the pace of decline slows significantly. The massive tailwind the US consumer had been receiving from equity extractions has officially ended. 3. Debt Destruction: American consumers doubled household debt this decade while incomes stagnated. Consumers adding a trillion dollars in debt ever year on average for the first 7 years of the decade. Two trillion in consumer credit lines may be pulled in 2009, and home equity extractions are done for the foreseeable future. Another way to look at this is consumers would have a trillion dollar pullback in spending from 2007 levels if debt stops expanding. Debt destruction, which we believe is going to occur, means purchases would have to decline by over a trillion dollars. This would mark the first significant destruction of debt in the US since the 1930s. Growth of household debt to GDP did not start increasing again, until after World War II, over a decade later. 4. More Writedowns: We have another trillion or so of losses to take in the commercial real estate, jumbo mortgage, prime mortgage, leveraged loans, asset backed, corporate bond and credit default swap markets. This is assuming subprime and Alt-A are now priced correctly. On second thought, considering the debt destruction process, it could be more like 1.5 trillion. 5. US Corporate Earnings Collapse: Corporate earnings estimates are way too high. The consumer is dead due to the debt destruction, and there is another trillion (give or take) in losses yet to be realized across the financial sector. Almost all earnings growth in the first half of 2008 came from oil, basic materials and technology. Pricing has collapsed in all three areas. We have not yet seen the price collapse reflected in the EPS of companies in these industries. We will see it in 2009. Be wary of people touting cheap stocks based on future earnings. Trailing twelve month earnings on the S&P are $44.91 a share. The average analyst estimate on Bloomberg for the S&P 500 is currently $71.69 per share for 2009. There is absolutely no way companies will earn more in 2009 than in 2008. None. 6. Corporate Credit: Credit spreads are at levels where companies cannot fund themselves and survive. This is if companies can roll their debt at all. Much of the lending during the last 5 years was never meant to be paid back. Spreads on CCC bonds hit 40% in December. There are loan sharks who charge better rates than this. The debt markets are still closed for virtually everything high yield. 7. 12.5% Underemployment: And rising fast. 8. No Savings: The savings rate was under 2% from 2005-2007. Interest rates were low, and lots of spare money was funneled into the stock market. It always goes up if you buy and hold. Right? This was conventional thinking anyway. Many people now need this money to live on. This means
Spread setting question? I think spreads (ASK/BID) is set by market not by the brokerage firm for the futures market. But, I was hearing this xxx brokerage firm saying that they fix spreads for major currency pairs involving USD as a Base currency...... Guys Please explain to me in simple way, while chossing the brokerage firm ( for both Buy order and sell order) how should i compare the brokerage firm?Does brokerage firm offering low spreads are good one or firms offering high spreads are good one? Please make it simple for me and clearly.......When you are comparing the brokerage firm, how the spreads should be?does it should be low or high?Please say for Buy& sell order...... Does brokerage firms fix the spreads other than major currency pairs ie, like any others futures like index futures or interest rate futures? or options market or stocks? Please make it simple. Thank you and appreciate your help.
Does the NIFTY in SINGAPORE continue to trade even after NSE India is closed? The NIFTY FUT is the leading Index Futures for traders in India at the National Stock Exchange. This trades from 09:55 to 1530 hours IST. The same is also listed at the Singapore Stock Exchange under the name SGX NIFTY (FUT). This trades simultaneously with the NIFTY FUT in India as per the IST equivalent. However, one sees bids on the SGX NIFTY long after the Indian Nifty Fut closes the trading day in India. Can anyone help with an explanation?
I would like to know if it is possible to invest in sectors or indices rather than in individual stocks? To continue is it safer and still produce a decent profit over a medium period of time? short period of time ? How is it done? I need help immediately. Please serious answers only. I do not have time to mess with my present nor future Thanks for those who answer in this way.
How will raising taxes improve our economy? A batch of economy-wide stats was released Friday morning, covering retail sales, industrial production, import prices, and consumer confidence. The verdict? It’s a 2 percent economy. Call it Goldilocks 2.0. Might the current financial turmoil throttle back growth a little more in the next six months? Yes, perhaps. Will there be some negative earnings surprises, especially from financial companies? Sure. But the bears would have us believe the sub-prime credit virus heralds the end of the world. They are wrong. Remember this: Our free-market capitalist economy is resilient and durable. It has proven time and again that it can take a punch. Sure, recession probabilities have increased. But so what? We’ve had virtually uninterrupted prosperity for twenty-five years, going back to the supply-side economy and technological boom launched by President Ronald Reagan. Since then, we’ve experienced 93 positive GDP quarters and only 5 negative ones. That makes for a truly phenomenal batting average. Consider this: Marginal tax rates are low. Inflation is low. Interest rates are low. And the world economy remains strong. The stock market — which I still believe is the best barometer of the health of business and the economic future — has behaved surprisingly well during this difficult stretch of turbulence. In fact, the sum total of the so-called “bear assault” is only a 4.5 percent correction from Dow 14,000 and other index peaks registered two months ago. Yes, profits are getting sloppy. And yes, there are some credit shocks out there yet to be revealed. However, the Federal Reserve will reduce the cost of money by bringing down its basic target rate on Tuesday. President Bush will veto any Democratic tax hikes. And at the margin, the Iraq War story is taking a turn for the better. Meanwhile, American entrepreneurs are still working hard. Speaking of next Tuesday, the best thing the Fed can do is deliver a big-bang, shock-and-awe rate cut that would bring the basic fed funds target 50 basis points lower to 4.75 percent. At the same time, it should lob a full percentage point off the discount lending rate, cutting it from 5.75 to 4.75 percent. This would be a confidence-inspiring move for all concerned: borrowers, lenders, businesses, consumers, and mortgage holders. Not only will slashing the cost of money add significant new liquidity to the economy, it will raise asset values across the board. The Fed also might think about setting up a special facility for non-bank lending institutions that are experiencing a liquidity squeeze. Perhaps also a temporary liquidity facility for commercial paper lenders. The asset-backed commercial paper market is vital to funding many of the daily operations of businesses across the country, and it’s this market that has been hardest hit. Such monetary front-loading would be very powerful, indeed. However, if the Fed goes small with only quarter-point reductions for fed funds and the discount rate, many investors will have an incentive to withhold money while they wait for interest rates to finally bottom at much lower levels later this year or next. In other words, a timid Fed action might actually prolong and deepen the economic slowdown. This is not a time for small-ball. It’s time for Bernanke and Company to go big. And let’s not forget that taxes are just as important as money. President Bush and Treasury man Henry Paulson should absolutely squash all the Washington rumors of tax hikes, in particular a cap-gains tax increase. If investors expect a hike in the cap-gains tax, they will have every incentive to launch a massive wave of stock market selling. Needless to say, this would be utterly calamitous for the whole economic picture. The animal spirits may have had their wings clipped a bit by the credit crunch, but with the right tax and money policies there is still plenty of sizzle and juice in this story. It’s very easy to be totally pessimistic and bearish right now, but that’s precisely why I will avoid falling into that trap. Optimists are winners. Pessimists are losers
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