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CFTC panel to review high-frequency trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is expected to review a rapid-fire technique that allows traders to buy and sell shares at lightning speed, a step that could help it better understand the impact ...
Read more...CBOE Futures Exchange Experiences Busiest January Ever, Trading Volume Up 4% Over 2011
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 ...
Read more...Commodity Trading – Chapter 1: History of Commodity Trading
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.
Read more...Pros and cons of options vs. futures
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 ...
Read more...Grains futures, livestock prices mixed
Grains futures traded mixed in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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