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CME Lowers Energy & Metals Margin Trading Requirements (CME, GLD, USO, SLV, JJC)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 5:37 pm

CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) is going to make it cheaper for traders to trade energy and metals futures, something which could make it easier and cheaper for traders, speculators, ...
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Eastman Kodak Faces NYSE Listing Notice… The Failure Clock Countdown (EK)

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 4:12 pm

Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) was recently named by us as a stock which is one of thirteen stocks unlikely to survive 2012 in its current form.  A very low ...
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The End of MF Global (MF, CME, ICE)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 9:51 am

MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday.  Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. ...
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Peer-to-Peer Lending: Opportunity for Investors & Borrowers Alike

Posted: October 11, 2011 at 1:01 pm

There are two financial issues in America that have been developing simultaneously: many borrowers have been locked out from the ability to access capital, and investors can no longer rely on bonds ...
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Special Report: Chart Deaths of BRIC & Emerging Markets (EEM, VWO, EWZ, BRF, ECH, CH, RSX, TRF, CEE, EPI, PIN, IFN, IIF, FXI, GXC, TAO, HAO, CHN, TDF)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 6:46 pm

The old saying goes, "When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold."  But what about when Europe gets the flu and when China and India drink ...
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Is The VIX Signaling Another Selling Climax? (VXX, VXZ, SPY)

Posted: October 3, 2011 at 2:52 pm

The CBOE Volatility Index, or 'The Fear Index,' is reaching levels not seen since the height of the August selling panic.  That peaked around 47 in August and we just briefly ...
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Another Merger In Exchanges (CBOE, CME, NYX, NDAQ)

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 11:23 am

Most investors either do not know of the National Stock Exchange or they forgot about the Cincinnati Stock Exchange.  This was became the first all-electronic exchange in the U.S., back ...
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E.U. Financial Transaction Tax: Stupid Idea From Stupid Leadership

Posted: September 28, 2011 at 10:27 am

If you can count on the Europeans to invent one thing, it is the invention of taxation.  The latest effort by the European Commission is one that is just baffling if ...
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SEC Seeks To Change Market Circuit Breakers

Posted: September 27, 2011 at 3:43 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that the national securities exchanges and FINRA are filing proposals in a move to revise the current stock market circuit breakers in an ...
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Study: High Frequency Trading Screws Everyone (NYX, NDAQ)

Posted: September 12, 2011 at 3:08 pm

It looks look your fears that high frequency trading (HFT) screwing up the markets are correct.  We have often wondered how this benefits anyone other than the HFTs and the ...
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Mr. Dumas Idea of the Day: E.U. Financial Transaction Tax (NYX, NDAQ, CME, ICE)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 1:47 pm

If you can count on the Europeans to do one thing, it is to invent new taxation methods regardless of whether or not it makes sense.  After Merkel and Sarkozy ...
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Silly Moves… The Knot’s Name, Exchange, and Ticker Change (KNOT, XOXO)

Posted: June 28, 2011 at 10:42 am

Companies sometimes make moves that spook investors, even if the intent is to signal something else entirely.  Today marked the change where The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) changed to XO ...
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Commodities Watch: Comex Lowers Gold Margins, Raises Some Ags (CME, GLD, IAU, MOO, DBA)

Posted: June 17, 2011 at 12:52 pm

The CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) has announced changes to its margin requirements for a number of commodities. The changes, some increases and some decreases, cover a variety of ...
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Implications of Rare-Earth Exchange In China (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 1:43 pm

A Rare earth metals exchange?  In China?  Reports were out last night that Baotou Steel Rare Earth has won has won an approval from the local government to actually start ...
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Key DJIA Stocks Facing 10% Sell-Off From Highs (AA, CAT, CVX, DD, GE, JPM, XOM, CSCO, HPQ, MSFT, BAC)

Posted: May 18, 2011 at 7:32 am

Many Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have just recently sold off more than 10% and many are almost at that key 10% sell-off mark.  Historically investors have used 10% as ...
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