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Greece Worries Sink U.S. Stock Futures, Humana and Hasbro Earnings in Focus
Feb. 6 | Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a weak start, as Wall Street was greeted this morning by news that Greece was once again struggling to deal with another round of austerity measures. The measures are part of a deal...
Futures decline on Greece stalemate
Feb. 6 | U.S. stock index futures are trading lower this morning after European regulators failed to reach an agreement on conditions for Greece's bailout after marathon weekend negotiations.Representatives from ...
Pros and cons of options versus futures
Feb. 3 | For retail investors looking to broaden their horizon, the first step is usually options because they can be traded in the same account as equities. Many then take the next step into futures, but the two ...
Futures Flat Ahead of Data, Green Mountain Coffee Earnings and Facebook IPO in Focus
Feb. 2 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed for a weak start this morning, as U.S. stock futures traded lower ahead of weekly initial jobless claims data and testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the state of the economy. At last...
ICE Reports Daily Futures Volume for January; $27 Trillion Cleared in CDS Globally to Date
Feb. 2 | ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE - News), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported a 6% ...
Futures tread water as data floods in
Feb. 2 | U.S. stock futures are little-changed after yesterday's big rally as investors await tomorrow's key payroll report.The sideways move follows similar trading in Europe and a strong overnight session in ...
Commodity Trading – Chapter 1: History of Commodity Trading
Feb. 2 | Unbelievably Futures Trading dates back to 17th Century Japan. The first ever case noted concerned rice. However, there is also evidence that rice futures were traded in China as far back as 6,000 years ago.
Exclusive: MF Global triggers regulatory rethink at CFTC
Feb. 2 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered an extensive review of how futures brokerages are regulated, following the collapse of MF Global three months ago, a CFTC official told Reuters on Wednesday. CFTC...
CBOE Futures Exchange Experiences Busiest January Ever, Trading Volume Up 4% Over 2011
Feb. 2 | CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that trading volume during January 2012 totaled 811,283 contracts, an increase of four percent from the 778,157 ...
