MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF), a broker-dealer providing trading and hedging solutions, has acquired Strategy Runner Trading Ltd., a multi-asset front-end trading system and algorithmic trading solutions provider that enables professional traders and retail investors the ability to access, automate, distribute and implement trading strategies. The firm paid $3.75 million for the acquisition. This [...]

Jeff Friedman The stock market’s early year optimism has faded, and major market averages have turned lower. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is down about 8 percent,  the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 4 percent, and the Nasdaq 100 is down about 1 percent. Is the big bad bear market back? We are clearly in [...]

By Dennis Cajigas Moving Average Convergence/Divergence, otherwise known as MACD, is a useful tool to have in your technical toolbox. I think it’s particularly useful for swing trading, which can be defined as trades of an intermediate time frame (typically more than a day, but less than a month). I’ll take a look at what [...]

We are pleased to announce an important change at Lind-Waldock—a new name. On August 1, MF Global Holdings Ltd. announced that Lind-Waldock, the firm’s flagship retail business, has changed its name to MF Global. This transition unifies MF Global under a single brand, providing our clients with a more consistent and valuable service offering both [...]

After July 15, 2011, new Dodd-Frank legislation takes effect banning over-the-counter trading (OTC) of metals by individual (retail) investors and traders. If you trade these products and would like exposure to the metals markets, you still have options to do so. The ban does not impact metals products traded on exchanges regulated by the Commodity [...]

MF Global Chairman and CEO Jon Corzine shared his insights on the markets and macroeconomy in a special conference call to MF Global staff and clients on April 28, 2011. Prior to joining MF Global he was the Governor of New Jersey and was a member of the U.S. Senate from 2001 to 2006. Corzine [...]

by Chris James Smart traders look at the big picture and trade in the direction of the overall trend. But unexpected market shocks can change the picture in an instant—such as the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. We all know the crisis that has ensued; what we don’t know for certain yet is the [...]

by Damian Sydor The Middle East/ Northern Africa region is currently undergoing a revolution, one that could have an extraordinary impact on that part of the world forever. The catalyst for this uprising is being reported as citizens finally fighting back against oppressive regimes and for a more democratic rule of their homelands. The noteworthy [...]

by Chris James Many investors make a long-term commitment to invest for their retirement, yet find the short-term gyrations of the stock market test their patience.  We are rightly told to “hold and not to over-trade” since in the “long term,” missing a few really good days can devastate overall returns. If you are 100 [...]

Want to become a master trader in 2011? Join us for our next Traders’ Book Club webinar on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, with Fari Hamzei, author of Master Traders: Strategies For Superior Returns From Today’s Top Traders. The webinar, co-sponsored by Wiley Publishing, will take place at 12:00 p.m. CT and there is no cost [...]