Brokers

Are Losing Trades Winners, Too?

Are Losing Trades Still Winners? Using Day Trading Rules To Deal With Bad Trades

Jason Love
April 14, 2021
Let’s face the facts here: It’s easy to blame the market and commiserate with other traders, but it’s a lot harder to think for yourself and look for the silver lining after a bad trade.
Taking Profits

The Best Way To Take Profits For Futures Traders: Profit Targets Or Trailing Stops?

Jason Love
January 27, 2021
A profit is a profit, so there’s no wrong way to take yours. That said, there’s a difference in opinion when it comes to how to take them.
Broker Types and Comparison

Retail Brokers Vs. Direct-Access Brokers: How Do They Compare?

Alexander Voigt
December 7, 2020
Learn how retail brokers and direct access brokers compare in the 6 most important categories and how traders can make the most fitting brokerage decisions based on their personal trading style.

Top 10 trading commercials (and why)

Michael McFarlin
Alanna Byrne
June 4, 2014
Over the last couple decades, trading has gone from a select few traders in Chicago and New York to being accessible to nearly everyone. With accessibility comes advertising.

Obama presses new rule for broker advice on retirement investments

Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
February 23, 2015
Obama presses new rule for broker advice on retirement investments.

88% of BDs and 74% of IAs report cyber attacks

Joshua J. Orewiler, Bruce A. Radke, Nathaniel Segal
February 19, 2015
On Feb. 3, 2015, the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a Risk Alert providing summary observations derived from the staff's sweep examinations of more than 100 registered broker-dealers and investment advisers that were undertaken to assess the cybersecurity practices and preparedness of such firms.

From the ashes...

Ginger Szala
November 25, 2013
It’s ironic that I’m writing this on the day the insurance study commissioned by the industry after the MF Global and PFG blow ups was released. Ironic because if implemented in some form, it would mean more costs and more rules for futures commission merchants (FCMs) and probably their customers.

From the ashes...

Ginger Szala
November 24, 2013
December Editor's Note from Ginger Szala.

Top 50 Brokers of 2013: Bruised and battered, but coming back strong

Ginger Szala
Michael McFarlin
November 24, 2013
After years of dealing with low interest rates, new regulations and rebuilding client confidence, futures commission merchants are ready to break out and start doing what they do best: Executing trades and hopefully making money.

FCMs see gold in futurization of swaps

Press Release
October 30, 2013
TABB Group's study of FCMs finds a rosier picture with growth due to new swaps business and renewed volatility in interest rates.