For the unhedged fund, currency exposure is typically unhedged however currency derivatives may be used with
equity index futures in managing cash flows or to manage active currency positions relative to the benchmark for risk management purposes.
Not exact matches
The majority of Jim's 30 - year career has been spent brokering
futures and options trades for large institutional clients
in equity indexes, interest rate products, commodities and foreign exchange.
In December 2015, S&P Dow Jones
Indices launched the S&P Real Assets Index, the first index of its kind, which is designed to measure global property, infrastructure, commodities, and inflation - linked bonds, using liquid and investable component indices that track public equities, fixed income, and f
Indices launched the S&P Real Assets
Index, the first index of its kind, which is designed to measure global property, infrastructure, commodities, and inflation - linked bonds, using liquid and investable component indices that track public equities, fixed income, and fut
Index, the first
index of its kind, which is designed to measure global property, infrastructure, commodities, and inflation - linked bonds, using liquid and investable component indices that track public equities, fixed income, and fut
index of its kind, which is designed to measure global property, infrastructure, commodities, and inflation - linked bonds, using liquid and investable component
indices that track public equities, fixed income, and f
indices that track public
equities, fixed income, and
futures.
COTs Timer is a financial blog focused on interpreting the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission's («CFTC») weekly Commitments of Traders («COT») report, which provides trillions of dollars
in positions
in more than 200 markets, including gold, crude oil, natural gas, silver, forex, and
equity indices.
In their March 2018 paper entitled «Pairs Trading, Technical Analysis and Data Snooping: Mean Reversion vs Momentum», Ioannis Psaradellis, Jason Laws, Athanasios Pantelous and Georgios Sermpinis test a variety of technical trading rules for long - short trading of 15 commodity
futures,
equity indexes and currency pairs (all versus the U.S. dollar) frequently used on trading websites or offered by financial market firms.
The common element is that any long position taken
in a specific
equity is offset by a short position
in either a merger partner (risk arbitrage), an «overvalued» member of the same sector (long / short paired trading), a convertible bond (convertible arbitrage), a
futures contract (
index arbitrage) or an option contract (volatility arbitrage).
U.S. stock -
index futures rose, after the biggest four - day rally
in three years sent
equity benchmarks to a record, as data showed the world's largest economy surged
in the third quarter.
It makes short and long positions
in various markets, such as fixed income, currency
futures contracts,
equity index and commodities.
Futures Point to Full Week of Gains After Sharp Correction US equity markets could end the week with a full house of gains as long as indices manage to hold onto the small gains being seen in futures ahead of th
Futures Point to Full Week of Gains After Sharp Correction US
equity markets could end the week with a full house of gains as long as
indices manage to hold onto the small gains being seen
in futures ahead of th
futures ahead of the open.
It is a narrow focus fund, investing
in equities,
futures and options on
equities and
index futures and options within the telecoms sector.
These long - term options provide the holder the right to purchase,
in the case of a call, or sell
in the case of a put, a specified number of stock shares (or an
equity index) at a pre-determined price up to the expiration date of the option, which can be three years
in the
future.
If an aggressive investor wishes to construct a portfolio composed of Japanese
equities, Australian bonds and cotton
futures, he can purchase stakes
in the iShares MSCI Japan ETF, the Vanguard Australian Government Bond
Index ETF and the iPath Bloomberg Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN.
The most commonly cash - settled products are
equity index and interest rate
futures, although precious metals, foreign exchange, and some agricultural products may also be settled
in cash.
Managed
futures as an asset class are historically non-correlated to the stock and bond markets over long term periods and encompass a wide range of trading strategies (generally taking long / short positions
in futures contracts on
equity indices, commodities, financials and currencies).
In fact, their binaries and spread contracts cover an array of underlying markets, including commodity
futures,
equity index futures and spot forex rates, as well as economic numbers.
Therefore, to achieve the goal of removing energy sector exposure while remaining fully invested, one option is to buy an additional $ 7.9 million
in S&P 500 and sell $ 7.9 million
in Energy Sector exposure — a spread trade that can be done all with
equity index futures!
In 2009 the E-mini overtook the large S&P 500 to become the larger portion of the
equity index futures market.
The Fund may engage
in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective... the Fund will invest
in a portfolio of securities including:
equities, debt, warrants, distressed, high - yield, convertible, preferred, when - issued... options, total return swaps, credit default swaps, credit default
indexes, currency forwards, and
futures... ETFs, ETNs and commodities.»
The adviser uses the following principal strategies: investing primarily
in common stocks, selected for their appreciation potential; investing
in certain event driven situations; engaging, within prescribed limits,
in short sales of
equity securities; varying its common stock exposure by hedging, primarily with the purchase or short sale of Standard & Poor's 500
Index futures contracts; and investing all or any portion of its assets
in U.S. Treasury securities.
Traders need to identify the best opportunities via a qualitative and systematic approach to trading
in futures,
futures options, commodities generally and
equity and stock
indexes majorly.
As specialists
in equity futures, we examine multiple
index markets, looking to find an edge.
For traders who enjoy volatility, this week's performance
in the
equity index futures markets has not disappointed.
The Fund invests
in futures contracts and occasionally
in exchange traded funds to gain dynamic exposure to global market opportunities across country
equity indexes, fixed income, tradeable real estate, currencies, and commodities.
Our strategies invest
in futures and forward contracts associated with eight developed - market 10 - year government bonds, 10 developed - market currencies, 12 developed - market
equity indices, and 24 commodities.
It gains exposure to asset classes by investing
in more than 100
futures contracts,
futures - related instruments, forwards and swaps, including, but not limited to,
equity index futures and
equity swaps; bond
futures and swaps; interest rate
futures and swaps; commodity
futures, forwards and swaps; currencies and currency
futures and forwards, either by investing directly
in those Instruments, or indirectly by investing
in the Subsidiary that invests
in those Instruments.
The common element is that any long position taken
in a specific
equity is offset by a short position
in either a merger partner (risk arbitrage), an «overvalued» member of the same sector (long / short paired trading), a convertible bond (convertible arbitrage), a
futures contract (
index arbitrage) or an option contract (volatility arbitrage).
A sophisticated computerized trading strategy whereby a portfolio manager attempts to earn a profit from the price spreads between a portfolio of
equities similar or identical to those underlying a designated stock
index, e.g., the Standard & Poor 500 Index, and the price at which futures contracts (or their options) on the index trade in financial futures mar
index, e.g., the Standard & Poor 500
Index, and the price at which futures contracts (or their options) on the index trade in financial futures mar
Index, and the price at which
futures contracts (or their options) on the
index trade in financial futures mar
index trade
in financial
futures markets.
Dollar Rally Pressuring
Equities An intraday rally
in the Dollar is helping to pressure U.S. stock
index futures.
Traders Drive Up
Equity Futures in Anticipation of Upbeat Earnings Traders expecting upbeat earnings reports this week are helping to drive up stock index futures this m
Futures in Anticipation of Upbeat Earnings Traders expecting upbeat earnings reports this week are helping to drive up stock
index futures this m
futures this morning.
If an aggressive investor wishes to construct a portfolio composed of Japanese
equities, Australian bonds and cotton
futures, he can purchase stakes
in the iShares MSCI Japan ETF, the Vanguard Australian Government Bond
Index ETF and the iPath Bloomberg Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN.
Hedging
Equities with VIX
Futures (VXX & VXZ) Volatility Selling Strategies Extreme Fear
in S&P 500 Option Skew Efficiently Trading Option Spreads MOVE
Index Versus the VIX Credit Spreads are the Key What Influences Volatility?
In modern (financial) markets, «producers» of interest rate swaps or
equity derivative products will use financial
futures or
equity index futures to reduce or remove the risk on the swap.
The Fund may also engage
in other currency transactions such as currency
futures contracts, currency swaps, options on currencies, or options on currency
futures, or it may engage
in other types of transactions, such as the purchase and sale of exchange - listed and OTC put and call options on securities,
equity and fixed - income
indices and other financial instruments; and the purchase and sale of financial and other
futures contracts and options on
futures contracts.
Purchase or sell commodities, commodity contracts or real estate, including interests
in real estate limited partnerships, provided that the fund may (1) purchase securities of companies that deal
in real estate or interests therein (including REITs); (2) purchase or sell
futures contracts, options contracts,
equity index participations and
index participation contracts; and (3) purchase securities of companies that deal
in precious metals or interests therein.
EM bond and
equity indexes have evolved significantly over the years, but potential changes
in the
future could dwarf anything seen over the last decade as they may shape the way investors think about investing
in EM.
The Seychelles - based project will enable users to place and manage positions on digital currencies, as well as
futures on major
equities indices and single stock
futures, all
in a decentralized way.
Bitcoin
futures will be priced at a premium to standard
Equity Index futures, but
in line with the pricing conventions of other premium products.
We provide brokerage services
in a range of markets for
equity products, including cash
equities,
index futures and options on
equity products (listed and OTC).