February Comex gold futures options expired Monday and there was likely some options-related selling pressure.
Liffe, a group responsible for a combined volume of 2.8 billion futures and futures options contracts last year.
Almost from its inception, CCX had a strong connection with the Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange, whose subsidiary is the International Petroleum Exchange, the world's largest petroleum futures options market.
The fund could invest in everything: municipal bonds, equities, preferred stocks, futures, options and options on futures.
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Speculative positions in U.S. gold futures and options as measured by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are just off the lowest levels seen since at least 2009 according to one survey of managed-money positions by the agency.
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Kevin Grady, founder of Phoenix Futures and Options LLC, said activity in the futures market was very heavy when Bernanke first spoke, saying within the first five minutes of his speech, nearly 20, 000 contracts traded.
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Eurex, an on-line system owned by Swiss and German exchanges, has whittled the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange's share of the German bund futures contract from 70% to 10%.
Its 6, 739 members own or lease seats that give them the right to trade futures contracts and options on futures contracts ( Click here or definitions).
Its 6, 739 members own or lease seats that give them the right to trade futures contracts and options on futures contracts (for definitions, see box, p. 68).
Nasdaq, the US technology market has partnered with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) to sell single-stock futures.
Kevin Grady, founder of Phoenix Futures and Options, said gold has been under pressure from market participants who bought put options in November and are now exiting those positions in the futures market.
Lamb avoids futures or options as a hedge against price volatility, saying it's too risky.
The futures and options markets for rice are, compared to wheat and maize, woefully undeveloped.
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Eurodollar futures and options trading also picked up, bolstering average daily volume for the company.
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Managed-money accounts slashed exposure to gold futures and options, decreasing their net-long position to 39, 631 contracts.
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The data included futures and options combined and are current as of May 24.
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Jenkins' 21 broadband traders can do exotic contracts, including futures, options and other derivatives.
Managed-money accounts trimmed their net-long position in gold futures and options to 82, 056 contracts.
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Managed-money accounts slashed exposure to gold futures and options, decreasing their net-long position to 145, 997 contracts.
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Corzine became chief executive of MF Global, an international brokerage firm that specializes in futures, options and derivatives trading.
The futures and options markets for rice are tiny as compared to maize or wheat.
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The Futures Industry Association notes that trading volume in energy futures and options rose 13% last year.
Managed-money accounts in the disaggregated report trimmed their net-long gold futures and options positions to 60, 126 contracts.
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Because of the volatile nature of futures and options, they may be unsuitable for many investors.
Instead, they buy futures and options which they settle with a cash payment when they fall due.
Even so, the potential for electronic bond trading may be less than in equities, futures and options.
The president formed a task force, which recommended coordinated circuit breakers across the stock, futures and options exchanges.
For money managers, this fell to 12, 518 lots for futures and options combined from 13, 692 the prior week.
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It is also quadruple witching, when futures and options expire, and this generally causes a pickup in volatility.
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