Question by jamescbush3385: Do futures contracts affect the real prices of commodities? It seems to me very interesting that the price of crude has dropped congruently with the, er, “disruption”, in the markets. Could it be that the resulting blow to trader confidence has left them hesitant to continue to speculate to the upside? Best [...]

Question by oilinvestor: Why are prices for oil futures with a maturity farer away lower than nearer futures? Futures contracts for commodities usually have higher prices in the future because of carrying charges and interests. But in case of oil futures, this is not the case. Futures which mature next year are cheaper than the [...]

www.futures-trading-primer.com – Review of Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle Futures Prices. The price charts for livestock commodities are reviewed with a personal commentary and not to be mistaken as trading advice. I am not a commodities broker, I am not a trading method instructor, I’m a beginning trader learning about trading futures contracts, and my [...]

3 Reasons You Might Want To Find Day Trading Software Prices Why might you want to find day trading software prices because day trading without software or direction can be difficult. In fact, the success ratio of day trading is roughly 5%. That means that 95% of day traders that are not trying to find [...]

Question by Jaws4096: Where can I download historical prices for futures options and stock options (at least several months worth)? I’m willing to pay a few hundred dollars if necessary, but I can’t seem to find one place where I can download closing prices for options on futures contracts and stocks, preferably going back at [...]

Question by w_s02: are prices of oil futures a reasonable way to have an idea of future oil price movement? I want to have an informed guess for future oil price movements for an assignment…is it a good benchmark to look at the oil futures price being traded in the market to have an estimate. [...]

Corn nears high prices for year on yield questions Corn prices climbed Monday to a level not seen since January as traders questioned whether the crop will in fact set records, as some expect. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News Canadian dollar edges up in range trading The Canadian dollar was a touch firmer [...]

Pump prices fall ahead of Labor Day weekend There is good news at the fuel pump, as Americans get ready to fill their vehicles for the Labor Day weekend and good news for truckers, too, as oil prices continue to drop: benchmark crude for October delivery lost 47 cents to settle at $ 74.70 a [...]