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Verbose Main Entry: ver·bose Pronunciation: (")v&r-'bOs Function: adjective Etymology: Latin verbosus, from verbum 1 : containing more words than necessary : WORDY <a verbose reply>; also : impaired by wordiness <a verbose style> 2 : given to wordiness <a verbose orator>

paper trade em 1st. IB doesn't follow much in the way of physical commodities. U need a broker that can do pit traded. Also, this is a good text to start with...

There was a 1/4 point bump up as expected. Thought I might see a narrowing of the spread..but it didn't go there. A rise in the fed funds I would think wold make for a rise in the repo and thus a narrowing of the spread. i guess it was priced in already inn that large sell off on the...

This coming Wed is the beginning of February and the start of a roll month in the treasuries.Anyone out there trading the March/June spread ??? If so, whats your view on the trade ??? I'm thinking higher rates fed and repo, thus a narrowing of the spread. A bp for your thoughts ??? :)...

This coming Wed is the beginning of February and the start of a roll month in the treasuries.Anyone out there trading the March/June spread ??? If so, whats your view on the trade ??? I'm thinking higher rates fed and repo, thus a narrowing of the spread. A bp for your thoughts ??? :)...

Since you asked the question... Go w/ Goldman (institutional) and screw the options firm (Really retail no matter what they tell you.You generate commissions for the house) Firms like Goldman are the market. YOU CAN LEARN ALOT !!! 1) 150K plus compensation a year is a damn good...

Yeah, site looks cool, interesting products. But other than that ????

So how long before the NYMEX gets its act together in regard to electronic trading? Good article this month in S&C about how lagging NYMEX is compared with Chicago exchanges. Seems like NY is always behind in the futures innovation game. They dropped the ball with the index and currency...

Throw a chart up see what the months you wish to trade look like. Just on basics, that trade is a bear spread and copper is in a bull run and as illiquid as an OTC sink sheet stock !!!!!! I think there is like 12 traders in that ring on the COMEX, maybe more. But take a look at it anyway...

Throw a chart up see what the months you wish to trade look like. Just on basics, that trade is a bear spread and copper is in a bull run and as illiquid as an OTC sink sheet stock !!!!!! I think there is like 12 traders in that ring on the COMEX, maybe more. But take a look at it anyway...

BTW.............Just my 2 cents.

BTW.............Just my 2 cents.

Futures Spread Trading: The Complete Guide (Hardcover) by Courtney D. Smith Spread Trading: Low Risk Strategies for Profiting from Market Relationships (Paperback) by Howard Abell Work from the basics then move forward. Once you get in the "differential" frame of mind, you'll even...

TF, I give you kudos for taking the trade. Keep at it and hone that decision making process. The floor is a great place to be. make it your business to watch everyone and learn as much as you can while down. Go Get em !!!!

How bout you two giving it a rest ?? & let's get back to the subject matter @ hand.

So what is one trying to see in the numbers ??? Are you looking for lopsided numbers where commercials are net long or short ??? I'm looking to at least have an understanding of where the market forces are when I initiate a spread say in the grains.

When one is reading/Analysing USDA COT data reports, what should one pay attention to ?? What patterns should one look for ??

A spread for example is the current seasonal, Long Apr 06 hogs/Short Feb 06 hogs....... last traded 2.675 Date Buy Sell Diff Chg 12/02/05 68.900 66.225 2.675 .475 12/01/05 70.150 67.950 2.200 -.225 11/30/05 69.775 67.350 2.425 .425...

Trying to figure the ATR of a spread as to assess a spread's volatility. Since, ATR is a sound measure of a spread's vol figured that would be a good place to start As you know, a spread daily chart just gives you the close and not a high-low range. This makes it difficult to measure ATR...

Can this be done? Has anyone tried it? Any comments? I respect a great many of the people's opinions whom have posted here thus far. But getting back to the question and keeping it simple, put/call parity greeks, hist vs imp IV aside (All which are important), given any set of market...