Table of Contents - June 2008

• AT News UpdatesStocks slump By Active Trader StaffU.S. market in red; financials lead market lower.
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• Stocks rally, oil slips By Active Trader StaffStocks make positive moves, while oil falls from lofty heights.
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• Market PulseAnalyzing the bear By David BukeyMeasuring how the S&P 500 has responded to 20-percent drops in the past offers clues about what could be in store for the market.
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• Trading StrategiesButterflies and condors: Option strategies for directionless markets By Anthony J. Saliba with Joseph C. Corona and Karen E. JohnsonLearn how to use multi-leg options strategies to trade different market scenarios.
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• Advanced StrategiesEnergy stock movers and shakers By Howard L. SimonsOil’s rallying, so buy oil stocks? Traders may have been lucky in the past, but luck doesn’t always last. > Read Article
  
  
• Trading System LabTrading System Lab: Fixed-ratio money management By Volker KnappRyan Jones described the fixed-ratio money management approach in his book The Trading Game (1999, John Wiley & Sons). Its key parameter, delta, is the dollar amount of realized profit required to increase position size — the number of futures contracts (or shares of stock) per trade — by a certain amount.
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• On the MarketDistilling the ethanol story By Steven GraubartThe “new gasoline” is changing the grain market — and impacting the stock market, too. Traders in both markets need to understand the ethanol dynamic.
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• The AT InterviewJohn Bollinger Q&A: And the Bands played on By Mark EtzkornIt ain’t over yet, but there’s always a light at the end of the stock-market tunnel, says the creator of Bollinger Bands.
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• The Face of TradingConnecting to the world By Active Trader StaffThe Active Trader Staff interviews Cindy Bergey, a 55-year-old trader and administrative manager at a commercial real estate firm who lives and works in Santa Barbara, Calif.
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• Inside the MarketCME offers $9.4 billion for NYMEX, hits campaign trail By Jim KharoufThe CME Group could gain control of even more of the U.S. futures market if its proposed purchase of the New York Mercantile Exchange is approved.
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• Nasdaq introduces Market Replay By Jeff PonczakTraders have long used back data to analyze situations and trading ideas. As part of its DataStore line of products, the Nasdaq is putting its own spin on that concept.
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• Fed takes decisive action By Active Trader StaffUnprecedented action by the central bank may calm markets, have unforeseen repercussions.
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• Treasury lowers bond requirements By Jeff PonczakScore one for the little guy
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• SEC criticized on rule-approval process By Jeff PonczakSpeed it up!
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• Treasury plan gives regulators, analysts something to talk about By Active Trader StaffOn March 31, the U.S. Treasury Department released its “Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure,” a plan to streamline financial regulatory structure in the U.S. by consolidating numerous regulatory bodies into three new agencies. > Read Article
  
  
• Rough start to spring for hedge funds By Jeff PonczakAccording to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index (www.barclayhedge.com), hedge funds lost 2.40 percent in March, pushing the index down 4.42 percent for the year as of April 7.
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• Technology for TradersFighting spam By Jordan PetersonValidators can accomplish more than simple filters in the war on spam.
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• Trade DiariesTrade Diary: Didn't capture the whole move, but got enough of it By Active Trader StaffFed rate cut triggers a massive rally and...a short trade?
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• Trade Diary: Longer-term trade requires playing the waiting game in volatile market conditions By Active Trader StaffIs the trend still down? Short trade tests conviction.
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