Sentences with phrase «of spot prices»

A major fluctuation was apparent on the Bitcoin Investment Trust meanwhile, with premiums dropping from 85 % to just 35 % of spot prices.

A sizable body of literature discusses the risks associated with carry strategies and the failure of spot prices to converge, such as the failure of uncovered interest rate parity in currency markets beginning with Fama (1984) and Hodrick (1987); the failure of the expectations hypothesis in bond markets (Fama and Bliss, 1987); and the persistence of contango and backwardation in commodity markets, as far back as Keynes (1930).

The next century will largely be determined by the company's response to aluminum's growing usage in key end markets, in turn, mitigating the effects of spot prices on operations.

This is also why the volatility of the spot price is high when inventory is low.

Notice above that the daily variation of the spot price and futures prices as the markets prediction changes are both much larger than the barely noticeable drift (from contango) between the spot and futures price.

The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of Brent crude oil as measured by the changes in the price of the futures contract on Brent crude oil as traded on the ICE Futures Exchange.

If the futures contract was physically settled, at expiry Company Z would pay the previously agreed upon futures price, and receive the actual fuel from the seller regardless of the spot price (current market price).

Commodities, while often physically settled, can also be cash settled as long as an observable, undisputed measure of the spot price is agreed upon beforehand.

The investment seeks to reflect the performance, less expenses, of the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light, sweet crude oil.

For a commodity ETF like GLD, it is one tenth of the spot price of an ounce of gold.

This allowed them to be unconcerned about daily price fluctuations of the spot price.

Not exact matches

The spot price for Brent Crude has recovered from a mid-January low of US$ 27.19 to just above the US$ 50 mark.

While three of the top five investors in unicorns are venture capital firms SV Angel, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, it's mutual funds snagging the remaining two spots: Fidelity Investments and T. Rowe Price.

But around the turn of the decade Alcoa led a producer shift to pricing alumina on the basis of spot market indices compiled by price assessors such as Platts, Metal Bulletin and CRU.

Rather than being proof of malfeasance by Sears or gullibility on the part of consumers, that the store sold so few tires at a high regular price suggests buyers are perfectly able to spot a good deal.

Alcoa is now pricing around 95 percent of its third party alumina sales basis either an index or the spot market, it said in its Q1 results.

From 2005 to 2014, the price of 30 - second spot has jumped 75 %.

The plant operates when the spot price of electricity exceeds the cost of acquiring gas plus an allowance.

However analysts point to a bounce in Teva's shares over the past four months and a slowing in the rate of decline of U.S. generic drug prices as bright spots.

Another bright spot could be the slowing in the decline of U.S. generic drug prices, according to report from Credit Suisse, citing data from health information company IQVIA.

On Thursday, again, the price of oil tumbled with the spot price slipping below $ 75 a barrel; that's a four - year low.

The New York City company had a lousy 2013, thanks to lower metal prices and higher manufacturing costs, which added up to a loss of $ 2.3 billion and the number four spot on the «Fortune 500: 20 companies that lost the most» list in 2014.

Some producers, including Canadian companies, who have operating costs in the $ 60 to $ 120 per tonne range, are still «clipping a tidy margin» even at a potential spot price of $ 300, «so it's still very lucrative,» notes Hansen.

«As term structure strengthens and perhaps even inverts, the psychological impact of locking in future fuel prices below near - dated and spot prices should also embolden consumer hedging.»

The oil market remains in what's known as contango — with the future price of crude trading at a higher level than today's spot price.

Besides spot prices, «Another major factor that could encourage consumer hedging is the shape of futures curves,» the analysts said.

Toys have been a trouble spot for retailers over the past few years, as extreme price competition, the lack of a must - have toy and the popularity of mobile gaming have cut into profits.

The spot price of butter eased Monday from the prior close and remains well below the current record settlement price of $ 3.135 a pound, set Sept. 25, 2015.

A 19 - inch flat - panel display usually hits the sweet spot of both price and performance.

Spot gold prices rose for a fifth successive day on Thursday, with bullion up about 4 percent since the start of the year.

It has also found a sweet spot in pricing: high enough that it feels like a luxury brand but within reach of most consumers.

Spot prices of NAND flash memory, another key smartphone component, have dropped roughly 10 % since late October.

These deliberations were well - publicized throughout the winter of 1636 and early 1637, but not made official until February 24th; the dramatic rise in options, then, is explained as a longshot bet that the conversion would not actually take place: when it did, the price of the options naturally dropped to the spot price.2

For example, in periods of low market volatility and average demand, a one ounce gold American Eagle coin might be offered at 4.5 % over spot, but periods of weak demand can bring the price down to 3.5 % over spot, or lower.

Yesterday, we sold our swing trade in DB Gold Double Short ($ DZZ), a «short ETF» that inversely tracks the price of spot gold, for a solid gain of 9 % over a two - week holding period.

For several months prior to entering this trade, we had been closely monitoring the price action of SPDR Gold Trust ($ GLD), an ETF proxy for the price of spot gold.

Second, during times of market weakness, the gold price per ounce relative to the gold spot price will often decrease as supply becomes more abundant.

A disadvantage of Silver Eagle coins is that because they are so popular, they are sold at a hefty premium to the spot price of silver.

First, the gold spot price, as displayed in this chart, is the current market price for a raw ounce of unrefined gold bullion.

The ETF tracks the spot price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light, sweet crude oil.

In this article, we use current annotated charts of United States Natural Gas Fund ($ UNG), a commodity ETF that roughly tracks the price of spot natural gas futures, to show you how to trade the cup and handle chart pattern.

One potential ETF trade entry on our radar screen this week is SPDR Gold Trust ($ GLD), a commodity ETF that tracks the price of spot gold futures.

On the other end of the spectrum, platinum had its worst month since October 2014, as spot prices fell 4.32 %.

With that said, Echo Spot is on sale for the first time today coming in at $ 15 off of the $ 129.99 list price.

First, it effectively takes excess oil out of an already glutted market, which alleviates downward pressure on spot prices.

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Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially real yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

This combination of strong fundamentals and undervalued stock price earn THO a spot in April's Most Attractive Stocks Model Portfolio.»

You are spot - on in pointing out that gold prices dropped in the midst of the 2008 financial crash.