Precious metals drop further

Prices turn paler as dollar recovers from fresh lowsPrecious metal prices ended lower on Monday, 26 October, 2009. Prices fell due to the rebounding dollar.Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become more expensive for holders of other currencies and also vice versa.On Monday, gold for December delivery ended at $1,042.8, lower by $13.6 (1.3%) an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier during the day, gold

Day Trading In The Commodity Markets

Traders who trade for a living are generally swing traders or day traders. If you are planning to day trade in commodities, then you need to get hold of a reliable trading system that gives good results consistently. Despite having such a system, there are a few things you may want to know about day [...]

Yellow metal makes another new record

Rising oil and dropping dollar continue to boost pricesPrecious metal prices higher on Tuesday, 13 October, 2009 and yellow metal marked another new record. Prices rose on Tuesday following rising crude price and depressed dollar which increased the appeal of precious metals as a hedge against inflation.Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become more expensive for holders of other currencies and also vice versa.On Tu

Nexus Invests $10mn in Commodity Trading Software firm, Eka

Nexus Venture Partner has invested $10mn in Eka , a commodity trading solution company. Eka was earlier seed funded by the GP Group and the company offerings help buyers, sellers and traders of commodities better manage their business across physical trading, risk management, derivatives, logistics, inventory and PL. Eka’s clients include AWB, CHS, Louis Dreyfus and others who have deployed its products across a cross section of businesses, commodities and geographies. The Eka Com

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Learn to Day Trade the Smart Way

What is day trading? Doesn?t everyone trade in the day? Well, traditionally yes, but the day trade is the financial term for when a trader or investor does his buying and selling of commodities or financial instruments on a single market day. All his or her positions and transactions get closed before the market closes ...

US Dollar Currency Profile (Part III)

US Dollar was considered one of the premier safe haven currencies in the world prior to September 11 because the risk of severe United States instability was considered to be very low. United States was known to have one of the safest and the most developed capital markets in the world. Related posts: What Does Forex Trading Mean Actually The Fundamentals Of Foreign Exchange Trading Focus on Currency and Commodity Trading, Aussie, Loonie and Kiwi Currency Pairs as Commodities Proxies

Precious metals end mixed

Yellow metal manages to add little sparkPrecious metal prices ended mixed with yellow metal ending slightly higher on Tuesday, 29 September, 2009. But dollar's movement kept the gains under control.Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become more expensive for holders of other currencies and also vice versa.On Tuesday, gold for December delivery ended at $994.4, higher by $0.30 (0.03%) an ounce on the New York Mercant

Precious metals turn pale

Prices drop as dollar strengthensPrecious metal prices gave up earlier gains and ended lower on Thursday, 17 September, 2009. Prices fell today as dollar erased earlier losses and firmed up at the end.Generally, a stronger dollar pressures demand for dollar-denominated commodities, such as crude oil and gold, which become more expensive for holders of other currencies and also vice versa.On Thursday, gold for December delivery ended at $1013.5, lower by $6.7 (0.6%) an ounce on the New York Merca

Understanding Commodity Trading (Part I)

Do you like commodity trading? In the beginning chances are you will be overwhelmed by the number of tradable commodities to choose from. There are 32 tradable commodities to be exact. Commodity trading presents both challenges and opportunities. Commodities markets are both broad and deep. How are you going to decide that you want to trade gold or crude oil, natural gas or frozen concentrated orange juice, soybeans or aluminum, silver or palladium? What about corn, feeder, cattle or copper?

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