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July 25th, 2013, 07:04 AM

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Spot/Futures Parity - should it matter?

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Whether futures contracts are driven by futures...

Whether futures contracts are driven by futures traders or the underlying does not matter. If you trade futures you trade both the cash market and the futures markets at the same time. Usually both...

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July 23rd, 2013, 01:53 PM

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Spot/Futures Parity - should it matter?

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When fear and volatility are rising, it is easier...

When fear and volatility are rising, it is easier to hedge long stock positions with futures. Also the futures market is more liquid. The October crash in 1987, saw futures about 7% lower than its...

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July 19th, 2013, 06:34 PM

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Spot/Futures Parity - should it matter?

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Posted By Fat Tails

For equities the futures market is much faster to...

For equities the futures market is much faster to react than the spot market. Index futures lead the spot market. THe same applies to interest rate futures.

For currencies the reverse should be...

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What unexpected challenges have you encountered while trading on a "Funded Trader" platform?

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