When you work with exchange traded derivatives (futures and options) you encounter margin level which allows to offset the default risk from counter parties....
The simplest way to calculate return on investments is the calculation of Holding Period of Return (HRP) which is the comparison of expected (or actual)...
Hello, in order to prevent market price manipulation in futures and options markets Market regulators create market position limits. Knowing these limit...
Here you can find answers on the most common questions about Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs). Also this instrument has a similar name to ETFs, it won’t...
Hello my friends. Exchange Traded Funds are quite an interesting product which became very popular during last decade. The question many beginners ask...
Taxation…one of the most ill-favored and complicated topics. However you have to know what you will get after taxes cause it means a lot. One side...
The first ETN was introduced in 2006 by Barclays bank (Ipath) and became a good alternative to ETFs. ETNs are debt instruments. This is what you have to...
Exchange Traded Notes were first implemented only in 2006. Therefore this product is not well known, however it provides some advantages for investors,...
ETFs versus Mutual Funds…what is better? you have to decide it yourself, however I answered in a short way top 3 question why ETFs are more interesting...
People use to equalize Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and single stocks. But what about taxation? Today I am going to answer some questions regarding ETFs...
Futures and options markets where created not for speculation but for risk management purposes. Therefore these markets can be separated into sides: those...
Futures, options, forex margin trading, stock and bonds, ETFs…people study it in order to profit themselves. But not everyone have a lot of time...
Open Interest (OI) - the number of derivative (futures or options) contracts which haven’t expired or completed in the market by the end of the...
Eurodollar – US dollar which is deposited outside USA. The most of the eurodollar are held in London branches of the biggest worldwide known banks. These...
CRB index, or to be precise commodity futures price CRB index (Jefferies/Reuters CRB Index) is the most old and best world commodity market indicator....
Commitments of Traders (COT) report is issued weekly by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and contains information about market participant...
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are simple financial instruments comparing to other existing ones. However, a lot of questions appear and not always it is...
The COT indexes allow to analyze COT data in fast way and to predict large market trends, find out how COT index works! COT indexes: market insider monitoring...
I have a feeling that Wall Street and other World markets start panic lot as stock indexes are plummeting. This is logic - Europe has growing problems...
This article includes the US Central Banks‘ history and the road to nowadays situation and Federal Reserve System structure. As well as, you can...
National Futures Association, NFA is one of the futures and options market key elements in United States. NFA is an independent organization which...
Short term rates demonstrate economic processes: interest rate increase on the one hand may reflect money (financial resources) demand increase, on the...
US Federal Reserve System (shortly FED) impact US economy basically by two interest rates: discount rate (primary credit rate) and fed funds rate. FED...
NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) stock exchange is one of the biggest stock exchanges in the United States and...
Hello dear friends, let’s turn attention to commodity markets and their development since the beginning of 20th century. Are they good or bad for...
Greetings, let’s talk about interaction between long term and short term interest rates. Bond yields depend on market participant predictions (but...
Operation with bonds and other debt instruments is a big par of investment and short-term speculation operations in the financial markets. Talks about...
Market technical indicator Williams Percent Range or shortly Williams %R or even shorter %R determine market overbought and oversold phases. The author...
This article is about Larry Williams who wrote a book I have read and became interested in financial markets. Someone knows him someone not. Someone likes...
This article reveals what is Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and how this market supervising and regulating institution influence the futures,...
When you work with exchange traded derivatives (futures and options) you encounter margin level which allows to offset the default risk from counter parties. (more…)
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The simplest way to calculate return on investments is the calculation of Holding Period of Return (HRP) which is the comparison of expected (or actual) investment value after some time to the initial value of your investment. However Effective Rate of Return is a better way to valuate investments. (more…)
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Hello, in order to prevent market price manipulation in futures and options markets Market regulators create market position limits. Knowing these limit may help you understand the market structure (if you look precisely into COT reports), as well as representing a company its a vital data for those who open large position in certain markets. If your position is 25+ or 1000+ contracts (depending on the market) you’ll have to report about your doings to the responsible institution. Such limits exist in many countries (for example, UK) but I will concentrate on US markets. (more…)
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Here you can find answers on the most common questions about Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs). Also this instrument has a similar name to ETFs, it won’t be wise to think they are equal. Both ETNs and ETFs track an assigned and stated in the prospectus index, both are traded like a stock and many of them are very liquid (depends on the instrument and what do you compare with). The similarities between these two instrument stop there. Yes, they have similarities but not more than that. Find out what is an ETN. (more…)
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Hello my friends. Exchange Traded Funds are quite an interesting product which became very popular during last decade. The question many beginners ask is whether ETF can be traded like a single stock or not. Although both are traded o a securities exchange they are not the same. (more…)
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Taxation…one of the most ill-favored and complicated topics. However you have to know what you will get after taxes cause it means a lot. One side is the ETF, ETN, mutual fund or any other simple or not instrument performance on paper and another side is what you really get. Let me answer some question and reveal the fog of ETN taxation in U.S. (more…)
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The first ETN was introduced in 2006 by Barclays bank (Ipath) and became a good alternative to ETFs. ETNs are debt instruments. This is what you have to understand and always remember, this is what makes it different from ETF the most. ETNs are linked to the performance of a single asset (often commodity or currency) or index (for example, emerging market index). If you buy an ETN you do not won anything, you are a creditor of an ETN issuer (more…)
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Exchange Traded Notes were first implemented only in 2006. Therefore this product is not well known, however it provides some advantages for investors, at the same time it has some specifics which you should know before investing into them. Are ETNs an alternative to Exchange Traded Funds? (more…)
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ETFs versus Mutual Funds…what is better? you have to decide it yourself, however I answered in a short way top 3 question why ETFs are more interesting investment products comparing to mutual funds. (more…)
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People use to equalize Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and single stocks. But what about taxation? Today I am going to answer some questions regarding ETFs and taxes in US (and other countries). (more…)
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Futures and options markets where created not for speculation but for risk management purposes. Therefore these markets can be separated into sides: those who manage their risks and those who takes this risks and try to get a premium (profit) for it. Therefore two sides: hedgers and speculators. Most of the traders use only technical analysis, some use only fundamental analysis and spend a lot of time analyzing enormous amount of information. But my (and not only) proposal is to optimize your time and take into account only part of all fundamental information. (more…)
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