Dwayne Strocen asked: The second of a two part article….Before I discuss the use of hedging to off-set risk, we need to understand the role and the purpose of hedging. The history of modern futures trading begins in Chicago in the early 1800’s. Chicago is located at the base of the Great Lakes, close to [...]
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Peter Johansson asked: Stock analysis based on technical analysis or fundamental analysis is getting a lot of attention and often form the the basis for investment decisions. Many private investors combine perhaps 5-10 assets into a portfolio and let their intuition guide the allocate between the assets. How this allocation could be done in an [...]
Dwayne Strocen asked: Recent market reversals brought about by the Sub-Prime mortgage melt down is clearly a significant market correcting event. No matter if you work in the risk department of a large bank with many employees or a small fund of funds as co-manager, you share the same basic concerns regarding the management of [...]
Dustin Pass asked: A trader with a mediocre system and great money management skills will fare better than a trader who has a great system but no handle on his money.Money management is indispensable to the Foreign Exchange trader.Regardless of how strong a trading system you have, if you do not apply good money management [...]
rob rens asked: Investing in energy ventures has traditionally been associated as having greater potential returns, with corresponding risks, than any other type of investment. The high-risk/high-potential of certain categories of these ventures (commonly referred to as “wildcats”) drove investment for many years. There are many such opportunities available today. However, the Fund’s oil and [...]