Thomas Finlon

Petroleum prices rose for the first week in three amid persistent volatility and ongoing reduction in open interest. A missile attack on a Saudi Arabian oil installation by Iranian-backed Houthi… more

Richard Weissman

I have always believed that every active hedge strategy needs to answer the following three-part question:

Percentage hedged Duration of the hedge Derivative instrument(s) used to hedge

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Thom Hartle

Each Wednesday this article will be updated with the current seasonal study using CQG’s Seasonal analysis applied to the Soybean, Wheat and Corn markets. You can download the CQG pac providing the… more

Thomas Finlon

Volatility exacerbated by a liquidity crunch that intensified price swings was a key characteristic of petroleum markets which fell for a second consecutive week after having reached 14 month… more

Paul Golden

AT A GLANCE

Micro E-mini equity options are tapping into industry demand for equity index products for a wider range of investors More options trading in 2021 coincided with a rise in… more
Thom Hartle

Microsoft Excel spreadsheets have functionality to format cells based on conditions. This feature is also referred to as data visualization. This post details two types of data visualizations… more

Marcus Kwan
General Added exchange names to symbol auto-suggest Symbol auto-suggest shows more results  Charts Added net change percent display for previous periods Options Greeks columns now available… more
Thomas Finlon

Profound volatility was the primary feature of petroleum markets which had their first weekly loss since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices fell sharply after reaching historic highs on Monday.… more

Yra Harris

There are so many things to consider when trading in the current climate. First and foremost, CAUTION is the key word, not FEAR. As Billy Joel would say, “We didn’t start the fire,” but as traders… more