Monthly Archives: October 2008
Hedging in the Futures Market
Hedging is the act of investing in a financial instrument for the purpose of minimizing risk in a different investment. Many producers and consumers of commodities use the Futures Market for this purpose. Lets assume that farmer Joe who grows … Continue reading
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Basics of Speculating in the Futures Market
Most people have heard about trading on the Futures Market, and equate it with unscrupulous speculators who do nothing but drive up the price of things to earn large amounts of profits. But is that really the case? I will … Continue reading
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