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Buying Options on Futures Contracts: A Guide to Uses and Risks

Rogers Sees Continued Dollar Weakness

Economic Calendar

October 14th, 2009 - Issue #502

Options on Futures

Buying Options on Futures Contracts: A Guide to Uses and Risks

What are the potential benefits of buying options on futures?

Buying options on futures can minimize risk by allowing a trader to choose their maximum loss limits in advance (using long options). Moreover, options allow a trader to potentially profit from both upwards and downwards movements in price.

If you are interested in longer-term, lower risk trades, download this free guide to options on futures published by our regulator, the National Futures Association. Once you've had time to familiarize yourself with these strategies, contact your broker at (800) 454-9572 to discuss how you could implement options on futures in your trading plan.


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Rogers Sees Continued Dollar Weakness

by Reuters

In a recent interview with Reuters, Jim Rogers, co-founder with George Soros of the Quantum Fund, offered his option on the current state of the market.

Watch the interview below:

This is not a solicitation of any order to buy or sell, but a current market view provided by Jim Rogers, which in no way represents the views of Cannon Trading Co. Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived from sources believed to be reliable, but are not guaranteed as to accuracy, nor they purport to be complete. No responsibility is assumed with respect to any such statement or with respect to any expression of opinion herein contained. Readers are urged to exercise their own judgment in trading!

Economic Calendar

Source: Moore Research Center, Inc.

Date Reports Expiration & Notice Dates
10/15
Thu
7:30 AM CDT - Core CPI & CPI(Sep)
7:30 AM CDT - Initial Claims-Weekly
7:30 AM CDT - USDA Weekly Export Sales
9:00 AM CDT - Philadelphia Fed(Oct)
9:35 AM CDT - EIA Gas Storage
9:35 AM CDT - API & DOE Energy Stats
3:30 PM CDT - Money Supply
LT: Nov Crude Lt Options(NYM)
 
 
 
10/16
Fri
7:30 AM CDT - Dairy Products Prices
8:00 AM CDT - Net Long-Term TIC Flows(Aug)
8:15 AM CDT - Capacity Util & Industrial Prod(Sep)
8:55 AM CDT - Mich Sentiment-Prel(Oct)
2:00 PM CDT - Cattle On Feed
LT: Oct Nikkei Options
Oct Eurodollar Options
Oct DJIA Options
Oct NASDAQ Options
Oct S&P 500 Options
Oct E-Mini NASDAQ Options
Oct E-Mini S&P Options
Oct Russell 2000 Options
Oct US T-Bill Options
Oct Valueline Options
Nov Cotton Options
Nov Orange Juice Options
10/19
Mon

 
 
 
LT: Oct Eurodollar(CME)
Oct LIBOR(CME)
Oct US T-Bill(CBT)
Oct LIBOR Options(CME)
10/20
Tue
7:30 AM CDT - Housing Starts & Building Permits(Sep)
7:30 AM CDT - Core PPI & PPI(Sep)
2:00 PM CDT - Milk Production
 
LT: Nov Crude Lt(NYM)
 
 
 
10/21
Wed
9:35 AM CDT - API & DOE Energy Stats
1:00 PM CDT - Fed's Biege Book
 
 
LT: Nov Platinum Options(CMX)
 
 
 
10/22
Thu
7:30 AM CDT - Initial Claims-Weekly
7:30 AM CDT - USDA Weekly Export Sales
9:00 AM CDT - Leading Indicators(Sep)
9:00 AM CDT - FHFA Housing Price Index(Aug)
9:35 AM CDT - EIA Gas Storage
2:00 PM CDT - Cold Storage
3:30 PM CDT - Money Supply
FN: Nov Crude Lt(NYM)
 
 
 

* Please note that the information contained in this letter is intended for clients, prospective clients, and audiences who have a basic understanding, familiarity, and interest in the futures markets.

** The material contained in this letter is of opinion only and does not guarantee any profits. These are risky markets and only risk capital should be used. Past performances are not necessarily indicative of future results.

*** This is not a solicitation of any order to buy or sell, but a current market view provided by Cannon Trading Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived from sources believed to be reliable, but are not guaranteed as to accuracy, nor they purport to be complete. No responsibility is assumed with respect to any such statement or with respect to any expression of opinion herein contained. Readers are urged to exercise their own judgment in trading!