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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...
Live cattle futures had limit-down moves on Monday and Tuesday, losing about 7 percent of its value in that rapid decline. The news that rocked the market was a severely damaging fire at a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Kansas. The plant represents about 5-6 percent of the cattle processing capacity in this country. Needless to say, cattle traders headed for the...
Natural gas is suffering the woes of plentiful supplies this year and the lack of a catalyst to push prices higher. As a result, natural gas futures prices have dropped about 28 percent from the peak this year in March. The fundamental picture doesn’t look good at this point and the market will probably need some significant...
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?
The benefits of managed futures have been widely documented for lowering the overall risk of an investment portfolio, while increasing the opportunity for higher returns.  Institutional investors have made managed futures an increasingly popular investment class during the last couple decades because of this. However, managed futures are virtually unknown to the average investor.  The managed futures investment...
Chuck Kowalski started his career in the futures markets in 1994 trading, advising clients, working with high net worth traders and investors and educating traders. Today, Chuck has retired from his the industry. Now, he is able to devote his efforts to reach a wider range of futures traders that don't necessarily have the large portfolios and expertise of a typical client. Chuck feels this is an undeserved market that is in dire need of learning the proper ways of trading with the proper guidance. Contact Chuck for more information on his Futures Trading Mentoring and Education Programs. Email: chuck@futuresbuzz.com

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