Highlights books related to the week's top financial news stories, by Karris Golden, president & COO of Wasendorf & Associates (Traders Press Inc., W&A Publishing and SFO Magazine)
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According to Reuters, the SEC and CFTC are moving toward finalization of a definition for “swap dealer.”
In a swap trade, Party A exchanges the cash flows of its financial instrument for that of Party B. According to the Financial Regulatory Reform Center, a “swap dealer” is any person that:
·Holds itself out as a dealer in swaps
·Makes a market in swaps
·Regularly enters into swaps with counterparties in the ordinary course of business for its own account
·Engages in any activity causing the person to be commonly known as a dealer or market maker in swaps in connection with the CFTC-regulated swaps
The SEC/CFTC “swap dealer” tag is expected to come with more oversight and increase the cost of such trades. The designation also will give firms latitude to exempt swaps for hedging.
Reuters notes that the Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, which was first proposed in December 2010 in reaction to the financial crisis, has changed dramatically. While it originally allowed firms to be designated swap dealers if they traded more than $100 million in swaps over a 12-month period. As Reuters reports, energy companies and commodity traders lobbied to alter the provision to bump the threshold to $8 billion for most asset classes as an initial phase-in. In time, the threshold could drop to $3 billion.
Both regulatory agencies face legal challenges over the rules. There also are concerns that the SEC and CFTC have not fully analyzed the economic impact and rule formulation processes.
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According to the Associated Press, Forbes, and Bloomberg Businessweek, G.E., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and Alcoa Inc. were among those that increased 1% or more on Wednesday, following a rally in European lenders.
Greek, German and French leaders will meet today to discuss ways to contain Greece’s debt crisis. Speculators believe China may be willing to buy the bonds of nations hit by the debt crises, as reported by Businessweek.
Not everyone supports such a plan, according to the English-language Caijing magazine. Some advisers to China’s central bank believe the nation’s willingness to purchase euro bonds is little more than an ill-advised “bleeding heart” response to the global debt crisis.
“What today’s world needs is not a ‘bleeding heart’; instead, it needs investors with a senseo fo reform and cooperation,” Li Daokuu, academic adviser to the central bank, told Caijing. “I believe (China) will perform a role of a real good guy rather than a ‘bleeding heart.’”
In the article, he advises diversification of China’s foreign exchange reserves with solid investments.
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Sure, it’s tough not to wince when someone says anything that sounds remotely like “market.” But we have to power through—stiff upper lip and all that.
My mantra the past few weeks has been, “You can’t run from your problems.” I mean, of course I can, but they chase me. And they’re fast.
So I’m not running. I stopped covering my eyes with my hands. I’m diving in!
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This month’s SFO (Stocks, Futures, Options) magazine offers “Stop Chasing Trades: The 10-Week Average Can Help.” In the article, RealMoney columnist Kate Stalter explains the ins and outs of using 10-week moving average—a “key benchmark professional investors monitor.”
“When professional investors … have ownership in a particular stock, they’ll often swoop in to grab more shares at a lower price when they see a pullback,” Stalter writes. “Because they presumably have confidence that the stock has more room to run higher, the strategy makes sense. Individual investors can watch this support as it is unfolding and follow in the pros footsteps.”
If you’re interested in utilizing the strategies Stalter explains, were do you begin?
SFO is a great start, and it’s a free source of great educational tools and tips. The magazine also offers the Trading the Indicators Series, an inexpensive digital resource that outlines the basics. You also can check out The Encyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators by Robert W. Colby, which evaluates myriad investment timing models.
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