Notional funding is simply an agreement a client has with a
Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) to trade his or her managed futures account at
a level beyond the amount of cash deposited. The amount above the cash
deposited to the adjusted trading level is called notional funds. For example, an investor could open a managed
futures account with $200,000 in cash...
I believe gold prices will move higher over the long term,
but there are some warning signs in this market that I can’t ignore. The most
notable one is the outside bar reversal on the weekly charts at the beginning
of September. I also get the feeling that the general worry barometer has
dropped in recent weeks and that can be...
The lean hog market has frustrated some traders this year
and made the year for other traders. It is all about how to read the market
properly. Granted, the livestock markets are not always easy to read in my
opinion, but they offer some good trading opportunities. The underlying story
here is that China lost a large portion of the pork...
Time decay of futures options is a major factor option
traders must consider before they buy a futures option contract. Time decay of options means that options
theoretically lose money every day, since they have a limited life.
All futures option contracts have an expiration date.
Basically, an option contract is a bet that a market...
The energy markets became riled over the weekend as Saudi
Arabia took a major hit to oil production/distribution capabilities from drone
attacks. Fingers are pointing at Iran and they have deferred to Yemen. The big
issue here is whether this is the beginning of regular attacks and the
disruption of oil flowing onto the markets or was it an isolated event?
