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Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Volatility products can be successfully used to protect a portfolio against the turmoil striking international share markets, a top executive from the Chicago Board Options Exchange said yesterday. Volatility as measured by the CBOE volatility index ...

ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... released seven new benchmarks for over-the-counter CFDs including the issuer's policy on investors' qualification for CFD trading, the use of client money, margin calls and the issuer's practices in relation to trading when the underlying asset is suspended. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... almost half a US cent higher on Friday morning, due to the return of risk sentiment, by 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at 103.17 US cents. Royal Bank of Scotland FX strategist Greg Gibbs said the dollar's movements were closely linked to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... per cent-plus losses. Bank of America added 7.1 per cent while Citigroup gained 6.3 per cent. Bond yields firmed after trading at near-record lows a day earlier. The 10-year Treasury bond rose to 2.33 per cent from 2.09 per cent late Wednesday, while ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... last week, Ebner said. In the past year it has provided product innovations for the US and European markets with ETFs trading emerging market bonds issued in the local emerging market currencies from up to 17 countries. Ebner, who has helped build the ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... long-term buying opportunity was opening. Keenan said the Australian market looked cheap on the fundamentals with banks trading at 9 to 10 times earnings with 8% yields. Volatility was still likely to be an issue with a choppy lead from the US and expectations ...

Bond broker targets WA planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... previous $500,000 minimum. DirectBonds provides non-institutional investors access to corporate bonds that are already trading on the market. FIIG offers bonds in a range of corporate names, including Telstra, Macquarie Bank, AXA, GE Capital and Sydney ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Australian stocks were dumped at the start of trade on Tuesday, as the wave of selling during overnight offshore trading swept onto local shores. At 1027 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 151.6 points, or 3.80 per cent, at 3,834.5 points ...

UniSuper nominates Bloomberg as asset manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... a time efficient installation. We are constantly working on developments for the AIM products and for Australia." The trading solution provides UniSuper with portfolio and order management capabilities across a variety of asset classes. The super fund ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... dropped last night from its Friday close. The 6.66% dive took the S&P 500 index's total losses to 11.2% over the past three trading days - the most since November 2008. To top it all, reports say that all 500 names in the S&P 500 index saw red. As an ...