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Who are all willing to trade in commodities future market in kerala?

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:10:28 +0000

thanks for the offer just not interested

US top trade groups already demand an end to oil speculation, but why Congress not act and Media not report ?

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:54:32 +0000

"Leading energy experts across the country agree that recent, unprecedented jumps in crude oil prices are due, in large measure, to rampant speculation in the energy commodities markets.”

“19 of the nation’s top trade associations, consumer groups and labor organizations, the coalition urges “immediate reform in the widely-speculative energy commodity futures markets.”

http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_Id=a0267544-59b1-4cd7-b41e-8f0e55738999

Yea thats true….

Many of the countries have started reacting to it. As oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel due to Iran's signals of flexibility about its nuclear program revealed from recent negotiations. This combined with the latest profit taking have brought about the dollar's gains.

Yet this rise lost ground as concerns about further writedowns on mortgage-related assets prompted players to trim the gains made by the dollar.

Japanese analysts state that this support was short-lived since the market is shifting its focus toward credit issues, due to concerns about a growth in funding before the summer break, which is characterized by a relatively decreased liquidity.

Oil prices hit a record price of $145.85 last week, but eventually stabilized at $142 a barrel. This had little impact on the dollar which stabilized around 107.07 yen after a fall of 0.1%.

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PLEASE TELL WHO CAN GIVING ABOUT 95% SURE PRE STOCK MARKET?

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:34:26 +0000

ACTUALLY I WANT TO KNOW HOW MARKET IS. AND HOW CAN WE KNOW BEFORE START MARKET?

CASH (QEUITY) MARKET
Future market: F&O
COMMODITY MARKET
OPTIONS…ETC

JUST JOIN WITH THIS GROUP, IT WILL PROVIDE HOW MARKET BEFORE STARTE AS EMAIL IS… VERY NICE ACCURANCY OF THIS GROUP WITH FREE SERVICE: ( YOU CAN ALSO MAKE GOOD INVESTORS, TRADERS, ANALYSIST ETC AS FRINEDS)

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Gold Futures Update

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:46:08 +0000

A look at the results of an aggressive sell in gold futures; notice how the reversal lines up with points of confluence supported by statistics. The market continues to move as it moves into a bid zone and the completion of another pattern. Watch to understand what these visual price patterns mean and how they can apply to your trading, regardless of the market or time frame you are trading in.

Duration : 3 min 41 sec

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What stocks to buy to profit from coffee price rises?

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:44:35 +0000

I believe the soft commodity coffee is about to embark on a major run up in price.

I've been burnt by the commodity futures markets before so once bitten twice shy. Rather than go down that path again I would prefer to find coffee related companies that can take advantage of a hike in coffee prices. I suspect companies like Star Bucks and Tully's (and CFPC, JVA) would not do well in such an environment, therefore have come to Yahoo Answers to ask for your kind guidance in finding suitable stocks. Thanks folks.

save your money….it's too late

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Futures Market Project (my teacher hasnt explained ANYTHING about it) help!? i dont get economics….

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:46:40 +0000

Implementation: Students will work in groups of 2 or 3 and research a commodity that is traded in the futures market. Each group will be given $100,000 per week to invest. The group must track the price of the futures contract(s) on a daily basis. The group will be responsible to research the suppoly and demand forces that are driving the price of the futures contract. A summary report will explain what you learned during this project.

Summar:
-Take an opening position (i decided to go short–which means sell– and my commodity is sugar)
-close your position (whatttt?! idk how…)

Summary explainning:
Why you opened your position? (idk…..)

What actually happened to your futures contract?
[discuss the supply and demand forces] (again… what?)

How right or wrong you were?
[figure and discuss your profit or loss here]

What you would do different the next time?
[reflect and discuss what you would do if you could start again.

Complete an article review on your futures contract. (huh?)

HELP SOMEONE PLEASE!!! I CAN’T FAIL THISS!!!!

I'm assuming that you are trading Sugar 11 and not Sugar 14 contracts.

CLOSE YOUR POSITION
To close your position, you must do the opposite of what you did to open your position.
Since you opened by selling 1 contract of sugar, to close, you must buy 1 contract of sugar. The closing long position cancels the opening short position.

SUMMARY EXPLAINING
You opened with a short position because you believed that the price of sugar would decrease. Had you believed that the price would increase, you would have opened with a long position. For every 1 cent change in the trading price of sugar, that is equal to $1,120 of profit or loss to your account. Each sugar contract controls 112,000 pounds of sugar. Although the margins vary over time, purchasing or selling the minimum 1 contract of sugar today requires $1,120.

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO YOUR FUTURES CONTRACT
Prices generally increase when there is not enough supply for the amount of buyers. Prices generally decrease when the supply exceeds the amount of buyers. That is the basic economic law of supply and demand.
You will have to choose a time frame, then look up the price of sugar for the beginning and ending of that time frame, then determine your profit or loss.

HOW RIGHT OR WRONG YOU WERE
If the trading price increased by 5 cents during the time your position was active, you lost 5*1120 = $5600 for each contract you controlled.
If the trading price decreased by 5 cents during the time your position was active, you made $5600 for each contract you controlled.

WHAT YOU WOULD DO DIFFERENT
Minimize your losses with a stop loss order.
Also, monitor fundamental and technical data.
Fundamental data is news about factors that could affect the supply of sugar. Example – violent weather in a sugar growing area could decrease the supply, thereby driving prices up. Or bad health news about sugar could reduce the demand and therefore cause prices to decrease.
Techincal data is analyzing past sugar prices charted on a graph. Then using certain formulas and theories, you look for patterns. This might help you predict prices in the future.

I am a former futures investor. If you want to learn more from a former sugar futures trader, click on the source link I posted below.

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Is the CURRENT PRICE OF OIL based on the FUTURE EXPECTATION ON THE OIL MARKET?

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:38:29 +0000

Since we our capitalism provides a Commodity Futures Market in order to allow investors to speculate on the future markets of oil supplies (which is advantageous since it averages out supply risk over a longer period of time instead of shorter durations more susceptible to sharp spikes).

If we think there will be MORE oil 10 years from now, we would see prices drop NOW?

If we think there will be LESS oil 10 years from now, we would see prices rise NOW?

Isn’t that how it works?

It been a whole since I took economincs, but isn’t that how it all works?

Does Obama and Pelosi know this?

[ [ Please STAR this, as I'd like as many economic experts to see this as possible ] ]
Isn't it reasonable to expect that if elected leaders will not do anything to increase the SUPPLY of oil—-no matter how long it takes—it will only go up from here. If we elect leaders committed to doing nothing to increase oil supply, shouldn't we expect $5, $8 and eventually 10$ a gallon gas at the pump prices before they leave office?

What can we do?
Sam F….Its a World Market—and World Demand has gone up sharply as China and India has dramatically increased its consumption of oil from the World Supply.

Yes it is. We all saw a drop as soon as Bush supported off shore drilling. But the Democrats don’t want that, they want to see increased prices, strictly for political gain. Go figure.

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where can you find information on the top traders in commodities.I am refering to the Futures Market?

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:03:27 +0000

Check this book out:

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Is it illegal to artificially break the oil commodities market?

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:12:41 +0000

One of the main reasons the price of gas at the pump is so high is because of futures trading on the commodities market. If enough people banded together with a few dollars a piece that they were willing to lose on the commodities market, they could have a real effect on the price of gas. Would such action be legal?

Other than the possible conspiracy, trading fraud, and price fixing charges ,and the obvious impossibility of it, no.

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I want to know about the commodities trading stratagies both in spot and futures market?

admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:51:20 +0000

There are probably hundreds of "How To Trade Futures" publications available from the internet, commodity exchanges, various brokerage firms, and private authors. This is a very small sample to get you started.

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CME's Instant Web Lessons – the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has a nice free online tutorial for learning about trading; a good starting point.

CBOT Futures & Options Trading Strategies – Chicago Board of Trade's tutorial for trading futures and options, using their Dow Jones contract for examples; they have basic, intermediate, and advanced strategies.

F.I.I.'s Intro to Futures & Options – Futures Industry Institute's helpful free tutorial.

N.F.A.'s "Understanding Opportunities & Risks in Futures Trading" – official booklet from the National Futures Assn. official booklet from the National Futures Assn.

Basics of Futures Trading – source is Pacific Rim.

Commodity Futures Trading for Beginners – from Bruce Babcock.

Introduction to Futures & Commodity Trading – provided by Equity Analytics.

Learn The Basics of Futures & Options Trading – courtesy of Joey Kendrick.

"Futures 101" – good information for beginners from Orion Futures.

"A Brief Introduction to Hedging with Futures & Options" – a well-written article by Mae Siffin of the OFOR at the U. of IL.

Types of Commodity Orders – also from Orion Futures.

ALL THE SHORT CUTS ARE PROVIDED HEREBELOW FOR READY REFERENCE.

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