FUTURES
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How to Trade the Futures Market: A top floor trader reveals how he trades the futures market It's a trend following strategy that works great for day trading the E-Mini S&P, FTSE100 and DAX futures - but you could apply it to any market that has some volume and volatility.
Futures Focus: A free daily wrap-up of the futures markets from Elliot Wave International.
Optimus Trading Company: Discount online futures commodities broker. No matter what your level of experience is, Optimus will help you select a service that's right for you and equip you with the tools that will assist you in making decisions in futures commodities trading. Optimus provides an extensive paper trading program for beginners.
Futures Trading Secrets: A complete 6 hour, audio video training course for trading futures with complete programming setups for your trading platform. They day trade futures everyday using this very system. Setups 80% accurate.
FTSE-100 index down 61.98 points at 4,576.94
(AP)
AP - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower at midday Wednesday.
European stocks take a pause from New Year rally
(AP)
AP - European stock markets fell Wednesday after a mixed performance in Asia as investors took profits on solid New Year gains, though sentiment remains relatively upbeat as markets look through grim economic news to a possible economic recovery later this year.
Stock futures dip after Alcoa cuts jobs, output
(AP)
AP - Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday, sobered by aluminum producer Alcoa Inc.'s decision to slash jobs and production to navigate through the global downturn.
European shares dip as investors pause
(AFP)
AFP - Europe's main stock markets sank on Wednesday as investors banked profits from gains made since the start of 2009, and digested a bleak outlook on the American economy from the US Federal Reserve.
HK stocks fall as China Construction Bank dives
(AP)
AP - Hong Kong's main stock index fell more than 3 percent Wednesday, as shares in China Construction Bank plunged after Bank of America sold part of its stake in the mainland's No. 2 lender.




