The last two times when margin debt reversed and fell after a record-breaking spike, all hell broke loose. In 2000, it was simultaneous. In 2007, it was delayed by a few months. Today, on the surface, everything is still hunky-dory. The Dow is just fractions below its all-time high that it set on Wednesday. But beneath the surface, parts of […]
Stocks headed lower in early trading Friday, dragged down by disappointing results out of retail giant Amazon and Ford. Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine also weighed on investors’ minds.KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell nine points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,870 as of 10 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 111 […]
Oil drops following declines in stock marketPosted onApril 25, 2014 at 7:50 pmbyAssociated Press in Crude oil, MarketsShare this:EmailPrint0The price of oil dropped below $101 per barrel Friday after disappointing earnings in the U.S. prompted declines in the stock market.Benchmark U.S. crude for June delivery shed $1.34 to close at $100.60 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil finished the […]
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Bitcoin trading platform Atlas ATS has teamed up with the New Jersey-based National Stock Exchange in an effort to speed up regulatory approval.With the move, Atlas ATS has revealed rather ambitious plans, as it is also in the process of launching a globally integrated bitcoin exchange in conjunction with Perseus Telecom.The firms hope to bring industrial-strength security and regulatory compliance to […]
Stock Market Is Weak in the KneesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 23, 2014 – 05:08 AM GMTBy: Investment_U
Christopher Rowe writes: The granddaddy of all stock market indicators, the New York Stock Exchange Bullish Percent Index (NYSE BPI), tells us how risky the market it is. The indicator right now is showing a market that is losing momentum. […]
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The “through-train” scheme to allow mutual stock trading between Hong Kong and Shanghai marks the mainland’s latest effort to open up its capital account, yet market watchers doubt whether the nation is ready for a safe opening.Economists argued that some preconditions to open the door – allowing Chinese to invest overseas and foreigners to invest onshore – has not been […]
Even professional traders and investors can’t always speak the language of colleagues working in a different segment of the financial world. With that in mind, we’ve introduced this weekly column, looking at one esoteric or potentially misunderstood finance or trading term every week. After we defined the wonderful word “contango” in last week’s inaugural edition, we’ll now tackle “carry trade.”What Exactly Is a […]
The Real Reason the Stock Market Is RiggedStock-Markets / Market ManipulationApr 07, 2014 – 11:23 AM GMTBy: Money_Morning
Everyone’s talking about Michael Lewis’ latest book Flash Boys and HFT (high-frequency trading) and whether the markets are rigged. What they’re not talking about is how the markets have been set up for institutionalized rigging.I’m […]
