“Jeff’s analysis is unique, at least among academic derivatives textbooks. I would definitely use this material in my derivatives class, as I believe students would benefit from analyzing the many dimensions of Jeff’s trading strategies. I especially found the material on trading the earnings cycle and discussion of how to insure against price [...]
Testing a trading Plan
Before they begin in the market, some traders find it helpful to ‘paper trade’ the market for a while. This involves taking ‘hypothetical’ positions in the market and then monitoring these to see what the outcome will be.
Before doing any physical futures trading at all, the first move is to start by [...]
Commodity Trading Advisor, Genuine Trading Solutions, a registered CTA with the CFTC, says the role today of a CTA is constantly evolving.
Dwayne Strocen, President of Genuine Trading Solutions says once upon a time a Commodity Trading Advisor was content to be known as a Portfolio Manager trading commodities and futures for a managed [...]
People make all kinds of excuses as to why they cannot get involved in investing or trading the financial markets. In this article, some of the most prominent are debunked.
“I don’t have time”
Despite being one of the most frequently heard, this is probably the most pathetic excuse for not trading there is. Why? Because the [...]
We can classify trading strategies followed by all types of traders into two broad categories as directional trading strategies and non directional trading strategies. Both strategies require different types of approaches, different levels of market knowledge and different trading requirements. Directional trading strategies are trading strategies which include taking long and short positions in market. [...]
As a former broker for a few years, in the late 90’s, I had many of my clients tell me that they couldn’t take advantage of a certain recommendation because they had lost their extra money day trading. Back than the access to sophisticated software programs was limited and also rather costly. Today we are [...]
Between Day Trade and TrendsIf you are not a day trader or long term investor, you are a swing trader. It usually means you are holding on to a stock for at least a few days, but not more than a few weeks. Swing trading is traditionally considered a low risk venture, especially for thosewho [...]
These Fundamentals Aren’t TechnicalI believe in order to lay a solid foundation for successful trading, there are three basic fundamentals you must adhere to. The first is knowledge. There are only three things really that separate us from an expert. Training and experience comes after knowledge. Knowledge comes first, and expertise is accomplished through experience [...]
Day Trading Power and Understanding All of the Rules To understand the concept of day trading power, you must know a few other key facts first. Most people who trade online have some kind of understanding about the differences between the styles of trading. First of all, if you are buying and selling any asset [...]
Knowledge and Training Lead to ConfidenceHaving an online broker account can afford you a total sense of power. All of them offer the traditional personal help for a price. Some online brokerages will give out free advice, however, as always, the decision whether or not to trade is left totally at your discretion. For the [...]