Trader Training Room Makeover – Graffiti Style
28 August 2010
Today our new trader training room at Propex is receiving a bit of a makeover from graffitti artist Andy Steel.
Options Traders Multiply as Amateurs Try Iron Condors
25 May 2010
Sophisticated online software and the growth in training offered by industry groups and brokerages are enabling individuals to execute advanced techniques on home computers that had been the province of professionals.
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Relative Stock Performance
20 May 2010
It's interesting to see how the Aussie market has performed compared with the US. The chart shows the S&P and the ASX200 futures adjusted for the change in the currency. From the recent peak, the S&P has lost 12% and the adjusted Aussie market has lost 27%.
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Goldman News and Market Analysis
19 April 2010
The Goldman fraud announcement sent the markets into a near panic in recent days as the stock market and commodities declined materially. Here is a look at what it means and how traders are positioning themselves.
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Tracking the recovery – where we are today
09 April 2010
The good news is that the recovery is taking a similar trajectory to the other extreme bear markets and, if history is any guide, the Australian sharemarket could return to the highs of 1 November 2007 in one to three and a half years.
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Using Fundamentals to Trade the Market
23 March 2010
Here is a look at how a short term trader uses fundamentals to trade the market.
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Bond Trading Strategies
23 March 2010
With June bonds last week reaching their highest level since early December, there is a chance for some near term downside.
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The Best Economic Calendar
18 March 2010
Trading off data releases requires knowing what others are looking at and expecting. This data calendar is fantastic.
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Sugar Futures Set to Sweeten
09 March 2010
The sugar market has been on a wild ride the past month. This article looks at both the technical and fundamental viewpoints and suggests the next move is up.
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Corn Trading Strategies
23 February 2010
While the soybean complex may be inundated with too much supply, the focus of attention for the corn market over the near term will be on longer term demand factors and of course on the outlook for planted acreage.
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How to Create a Trading Journal
22 February 2010
This video looks at the key issues of using a handy trading journal and how to create a journal using MS Excel.
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The Doctor Will See You Now…
08 February 2010
Behavioural finance is a relatively new field of expertise which is starting to impact on the broader financial industry. There are a number of useful messages and findings for which behavioural finance can claim the credit. This article explains...
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Of Motorbikes and Futures Trades…
28 January 2010
Interesting story... While putting together some training material for a course on trading, I started thinking back to my time racing motorcycles and how there are so many similarities with trading. Here are my thoughts...
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Poll Results: What technical tools do we use?
28 January 2010
Here are the results from the poll posted last week. It’s not surprising to see moving averages and chart patterns taking the lead, but a shame to see good old market profile at the bottom of the list.
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Trader’s Reading List
27 January 2010
Here is a short list of books recommended for new and intermediate level traders.
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Commodity Action in Early 2010
12 January 2010
With a host of physical commodity markets showing impressive upside action in the early days of 2010, it certainly seems like the world needs commodities.
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The 5 Components of Trading Well
08 January 2010
Van Tharp’s latest book: Super Trader is a great read and captures some key trading principles including what he sees as the five components to trading well.
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A Trade in the Moo Cows
04 January 2010
This article takes a look at both seasonal and technical viewpoints in cattle futures.
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My Latest Gadget
31 December 2009
This is a fantastic gadet to download eBooks (including the free eBooks from this site). You can read them anywhere, anytime, show them to friends and share them with the person next to you on your flight who is constantly bugging you for a look at this great gadget.
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Meet the Greeks – Part 2
31 December 2009
In this article, we move a little further down the track and look at how changes in other factors can affect an option. For any option trader, it is interesting information, but more importantly essential in understanding the risk in a position.
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Meet the Greeks – Part 1
30 December 2009
What a boring game all this would be if option prices showed no fluctuations! The price, or premium, of an option is constantly changing for whatever reason. As an options trader you must be prepared, armed with the knowledge of how an option price can react in certain scenarios. You can look at that from a reward or a risk perspective.
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FAQ: How much should you trade?
27 December 2009
An important consideration in any trading strategy is how many contracts to trade or how much money to allocate to a particular trade. This article answers this very question.
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FAQ: What is a Margin?
26 December 2009
Many of those new to trading will have difficultly understanding the concept of a margin. This short article on futures and options margins puts things in perspecitive.
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The Best Options Strategy
23 December 2009
Not long after options became available, there were the seminars and the books and the systems that come with any new financial product. There were all sorts of people touting what they see as the best strategy for making money. This article puts all that in perspective. Is there such a thing as ‘the best strategy’?
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