Daylight Savings Adjustment at NYSE Liffe March 15 – 26, 2010
This weekend the U.S. will “spring ahead” to Daylight Savings Time while the time will not change in London and Europe until March 28, 2010. During the three week period from March 15 - March 26, NYSE Liffe announced that the 1:00 a.m. London opening [...]

by Jeff Friedman
If you are new to futures trading, it can all seem overwhelming. Which fundamental reports should you follow? Which technical analysis techniques will give you an edge? Which markets are the best to trade? There are far too many questions than I can possibly address in this brief article, but I will attempt [...]

by Gord Wiesemann
The equity markets certainly took the February U.S. employment report as a green light to buy, as the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent and non-farm payrolls were a bit better than expected, falling 36,000.  However, if commodity prices start getting ahead of themselves, the Federal Reserve is going to find themselves [...]

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn appeared on First Business TV on March 4. Get his thoughts on the markets for the day ahead, including oil and gold.

by Drew Shaw
At its March 2 policy meeting, the Bank of Canada (BOC) maintained its benchmark short-term interest rate at an all-time low of 0.25 percent. It’s been at this level since April 2009, and is not expected to change until the end of the second quarter of this year. The BOC said that the [...]

By Aaron Fennell
One of the benefits of trading futures is that you have a global toolbox to take advantage of an outlook on nearly any market. Often traders get focused on only a couple of the most popular or familiar contracts, but there are a wide range of markets you can consider. The more tools [...]

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist was featured today on First Business TV’s “Trader Talk” segment. Richard discussed the recently disappointing housing report, Bernanke’s testimony and the effect on the S&P.

Speculators have been easy scapegoats when markets are in distress or bubbles develop. Financier George  Soros, Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and others are pressing for limits on speculative trading and a potential ban on speculation in credit default swap (CDS) markets.
On February 23, the SEC voted to restrict short sales in a company’s stock [...]

by Mike Sabo
Gold saw a resurgence on Tuesday, February 16 after a period of consolidation, as April gold futures posted their biggest one-day gain in three months, closing above $1,119 an ounce. If you are bullish gold but a little leery of buying futures given the volatility in this market, an options ratio spread might [...]

Gold has surged today, up about $29 an ounce in late afternoon trade, the biggest gain in more than three months. Lind-Waldock Senior Market Strategist Richard Ilczyszyn gave his thoughts on gold and the euro on Canada’s BNN tv today. He said in addition to the latest developments out of Greece and a drop [...]