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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:16:00 GMT
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India index futures widen premium on short-covering
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:16:00 GMT
The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, hedge funds and more MUMBAI, July 23 (Reuters) - Indian stock futures ended higher on buying on Wednesday after the government won a vote of confidence, boosting hopes for a revival of stalled economic reforms,
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The market advanced as crude futures shed nearly $4 per barrel
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:06:00 GMT
With little in the way of news other than the Fed's release of the Beige Book, earnings reports stepped front and center in today's trading session. Both Washington Mutual (WM) and E*Trade Financial (ETFC) reported earnings, along with the likes of
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SEC to raise revenue through Derivatives - Daily Mirror
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:51:00 GMT
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka, Channa de Silva stated that it is to increase its revenue through the implementation of derivatives. Briefing the media on the future development initiatives of the SEC De
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CME Forex, Financial Est Futures Volumes - Jul 23
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:35:00 GMT
For today, in contracts. As of 1530 ET. Currencies Financials Euro 228,902 Eurodollar 2,207,640 Japanese yen 100,875 Libor 627 Swiss franc 68,101 Euroyen 1,182 British pound 88,983 Canadian dollar 32,056 Australian dollar 54,158 Mexican Peso 31,150 New
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Crude Oil Futures Fall Below $125
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:00 GMT
Energy futures were weak again Wednesday at the New York Mercantile Exchange after crude oil markets were subjected to another barrage of negative supply and demand news. The latest petroleum inventory data from the Energy Information Administration
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Dubai exchange sees strong Asian interest in plastics futures
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:14:00 GMT
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) expects strong Asian participation when it rolls out plastics futures contracts later this year, an executive said on Wednesday. Requests by Asian plastics firms looking for a hedging tool and the size of
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Crude futures shed another $4 per barrel
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:11:00 GMT
NEW YORK - Oil prices shed nearly $4 today, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand. Light, sweet crude for September delivery dropped $3.98 to settle
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Short Interest Report: Can the Bears Help Fuel Volterra Semiconductor's Run Higher?
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:07:00 GMT
Read more about what our subscribers have to say. Playing with one of the awesome filters on SchaeffersResearch.com, I decided to check out some uptrending stocks with heavy short interest - a bullish implication from a contrarian standpoint. Delving
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Nifty futures see addition of fresh longs
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:58:00 GMT
Chennai, July 23 Turnover on Wednesday jumped to Rs 68,010.68 crore in the F&O segment against Tuesdays turnover of Rs 54,100 crore. All the three contracts July, August and September on Nifty closed in premium against the spot close. While the Nifty
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Food Futures: Corn sinks to four-month lows on favorable weather
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:58:00 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Corn futures fell for a fourth-straight session Wednesday, losing as much as 4.9% to touch their lowest point in nearly four months on expectations of favorable weather for the critical pollination period. Corn futures for
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Use `weather derivatives' to weather droughts
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:56:00 GMT
With drought looming large over 14 meteorological sub-divisions, spare a thought for the planted crops that are in grave danger. For the farmers in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala this monsoon has brought everything except the
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CF Industries Holdings (CF) NewsBite - Lower Agricultural Futures Drag Down CF
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:44:00 GMT
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) opened at 154.51. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 144.47 and a high of 155.41. CF is now trading at 147.59, down 8.48 (-5.49%). The stock hit its 52 week high of 172.99 in June and set its 52 week low of 44.16 in
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Futures Movers: Oil tumbles $4 as hurricane worries ease
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:43:00 GMT
Also helping crude's drop, the dollar gained ground after the U.S. Federal Reserve released its Beige Book. The latest economic report showed slowing growth, adding downward pressure on dollar-denominated commodities prices. U.S. crude inventories fell
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Spotlight on oil futures trade
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:32:00 GMT
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India Not to Extend Futures Ban to New Commodities
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:28:00 GMT
NEW DELHI (Reuters)-India has no plans to curb futures trading in more commodities and is likely to lift a ban on four items in September, the country's market regulator said, despite a report recommending futures should be discouraged. In May, the
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Options Update: Banking on a Bounce in the Select Sector SPDR Financial Fund?
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:03:00 GMT
Banking on a Turnaround? We're having a bit of a delay in receiving the data that I use to pull our Options Update subject, so I sauntered over to my handy-dandy computer desktop and looked around for data from another source. Well, I definitely found
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General Dynamics Soars on Stronger-Than-Expected Earnings
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:01:00 GMT
Earnings rolled in this morning from General Dynamics (GD: sentiment, chart, options), which posted a second-quarter profit of $641 million, or $1.61 per share, compared to its year-ago results of $513 million, or $1.27 per share. Earnings from
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Schaeffer's Tool Box: Quicksilver Resources Struggles as Oil Prices Decline
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT
Earnings season is a potentially dangerous time to make additions to your portfolio, but Quicksilver Resources (KWK) has quite a bit more baggage to be concerned about than a quarterly report. For the record, the firm is slated to release is
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US copper futures hit 5-1/2-week low, outlook dim
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:37:00 GMT
NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. copper futures ended down on Wednesday after sinking to their lowest level since mid-June, as a strengthening dollar ignited a broad-based sell-off in most commodity markets. NOTE: For detailed report, click on [MET/L].
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CBOT Soybeans Bounce, Still Lower On Weather
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:27:00 GMT
1313 EDT [Dow Jones] - CBOT soybean futures remain lower, but prices have rebounded along crude oil and other commodities. The bounce in crude oil, which briefly traded in positive territory, helped spur soybeans' rebound, traders say. 'It was oversold,
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US RATE FUTURES-Trim Fed hike ideas on Beige Book
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:26:00 GMT
CHICAGO, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. short-term interest rate futures bounced from the day's lows, paring the implied chances for Federal Reserve rate hikes, after Wednesday's release of the Fed's Beige Book report on regional economic conditions. The
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Managed Futures and Derivatives Briefs
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:11:00 GMT
CME Secures Financing, Announces Profits CHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)-Futures exchange company CME Group, which operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, secured a $3.2 billion bridge financing facility with Bank of America
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Mathematical Models of Financial Derivatives
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:38:00 GMT
Description of This second edition, now featuring new material, focuses on the valuation principles that are common to most derivative securities. A wide range of financial derivatives commonly traded in the equity and fixed income markets are analyzed,
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Food Futures: Corn sinks to multi-month lows on favorable weather
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:29:00 GMT
Corn futures for December delivery tumbled to an intraday low of $5.63 a bushel, a level not seen since March 28. By the early afternoon, it was down 13.25 cents, or 2.2%, to $5.79 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade. 'Recent weather reports are
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Futures Movers: Oil slides for second day as hurricane worries ease
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:27:00 GMT
U.S. crude inventories fell 1.6 million in the week ended July 18, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. Analysts surveyed by Platts had expected a decline of 1.9 million barrels. The hurricane is not expected to have a major impact on oil
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Hershey Company (HSY) Jumps on Consensus-Beating Earnings
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:25:00 GMT
Hershey Co. (HSY: sentiment, chart, options) provided investors with some sweet news today when it reported that its second-quarter earnings rose to $41.5 million, or 18 cents per share, from its year-ago profit of $3.6 million, or 1 cent per share.
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SimCorp adds Fincad derivatives pricing software to Dimension
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:00 GMT
Fincad and SimCorp have entered into an agreement to integrate Fincad's derivatives pricing software into SimCorp's investment management enterprise solution, SimCorp Dimension. The global agreement extends SimCorp Dimension's integrated pricing
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Eurex Clearing to build central counterparty platform for clearing OTC derivatives
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:21:00 GMT
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Berkshire Equity Index Put Options
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:20:00 GMT
Berkshire has written a few large equity index put options over the last few years. From annual reports (and 1Q08 quarterly report) we have: in millions of dollars: Assets Liab. Notional 12/31/2007 4610 35043 12/31/2006 16 2436 21155 12/31/2005 35 1592
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