May 7, 2010 · 4 comments
in Greece, S&P 500, S&P/TSX, debt, europe, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, government, international economy, international stock market, legislation, market crash, market reports, market trends, news and updates, risk, stock exchanges, world order
Is Greece triggering the double-dip? Yesterday’s several-hundred point dive in the stock markets globally was said to be the result of a “fat finger” typo – someone, a really big trader (eg., Citibank), typed in 15 “billion” of futures contracts instead of 15 “million” somewhere.
And is this the new kamikaze capitalism – where you don’t [...]
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November 24, 2009 · 7 comments
in CME, VIX volatility, commodities, financial education, forex, hedging, indexes, investment tools, market timing, options, stock exchanges, stocks, technical analysis, wealth protection
One area of investor education that I’ve been putting off is learning about trading stock options online. This is because as risky as the stock market can be if you don’t know what you’re doing, the risk associated with options is even greater if you don’t know what you’re doing.
So why bother learning then? Because [...]
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As you can see from the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) website, the VIX (Volatility Index) stayed pretty even at 40 today. Tell me if I’m wrong, but that’s basically the lowest volatility rating we’ve seen since the Lehman Brothers collapse of mid-September. At its highest, the VIX was up to 87 or so.
To put [...]
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I don’t think the markets are all that calm right now – the VIX is still hovering around the 60’s – but they are definitely calmer than they were one month ago. There’s a more long-term uncertainty now, perhaps, rather than a day-to-day disaster feeling, even if the roller coasters in the Dow are still [...]
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