All American Investor

By Richard Bloch:There are plenty of exchange traded products - ETFs and ETNs - you can use to trade volatility. But if the performance of these products are based on volatility futures contracts, why not trade actual volatility futures contracts directly instead?For example, some traders will short the iPath VIX Short-Term ETN (VXX) against the VIX Mid-Term ETN (VXZ). This takes advantage of the usual state of contango in volatility futures...  

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI - 12,526.20) is up 8 points, or 0.1%, as investors appear somewhat ambivalent to gains out of the euro zone and a minor drop in weekly jobless claims. Elsewhere, the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX - 22.57) is up 0.2 ...  

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, government data on Thursday showed, suggesting the labor market continues to expand at a moderate pace. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the Labor Department said. The prior week's figure was revised up to 372,000 from the previously reported 370,000. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims unchanged last...  

To be fair, the full text of what Martin Crutsinger at the Associated Press wrote in the first sentence of what I believe was the final version of his report today on the Census Bureau’s new-home sales release was that “Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the U.S. housing market [...]  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS announced that today is the first day of trading on the NYSE Arca for 2 new ETRACS ETNs linked to the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index and the S High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index  

(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley and other underwriters have made a profit of about $100 million stabilizing Facebook stock since trading began on Friday, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Facebook's listing, envisioned as a crowning moment for an eight-year-old company that has become a business and cultural phenomenon, has instead turned into a legal and public relations fiasco for the company and its lead...  

Freeport McMoran (NYSE:FCX) closed Monday's favorable trading session at $32.56. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $28.85 and 52-week high of $56.78. Freeport McMoran (FCX) stock has been showing support around $31.49 and resistance in the $33.19 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives Freeport McMoran (FCX) a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy rating. For a hedged play on Freeport McMoran (FCX...  

NEW YORK May 24 (Reuters) - Brent and U.S. crude futures initially pared gains on Thursday in choppy trading after reports showed U.S. jobless claims fell last week, but only from a revised higher reading for the prior week, and durable goods ...  

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics ? strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY) presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit...  

A regulatory filing from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shows the legendary investor has increased his holdings in Wells Fargo & Co. and several other companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. Buffett raised his longtime stake Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) at the end of 2011 as well. Berkshire Hathaway’s filing also reveals new investments in Viacom Inc. and General Motors Co., though the WSJ speculates that those might have been made...  

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI:DJIA)  rose 126.05 points, or 1%, to 12,495.43. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)  lost the most ground among the Dow’s 30 components. CEO Jamie Dimon told a conference Monday in New York that the bank ...  

cargo containers, and vehicles. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has a Dividend Yield of 5.83% and Payout Ratio of 113.19% and Current Ratio of 3.30 and Quick Ratio of 3.28 and Debt/Equity Ratio of 0.00 and Long Term Debt/Equity Ratio of 0.00. The short ...  

BloombergAsian Stocks Little Changed Before US Data; Japan Stocks DropBloombergMost Asian stocks fell, with the region's benchmark equity index paring its biggest quarterly gain in more than a year, as Japanese manufacturers slid after the nation's industrial production unexpectedly fell. Fanuc Corp. (6954), Japan's biggest maker ...Asian Stocks Little Changed Before US Confidence DataBusinessWeekEuropean Stocks Fall as Yen Strengthens...  

USA TODAYStocks end mixed on lackluster economic reportsCNNBy Maureen Farrell @CNNMoneyMarkets March 29, 2012: 5:36 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- US stocks drifted lower but rebounded in later trading Thursday to end at nearly breakeven. A string of weak economic reports -- including jobless claims that fell ...Stocks end day mixed after falling earlyDenver PostStocks mixed on global economic worriesUSA TODAYUS stocks mixed; investors worry...  

Moneycontrol.comObama likely to find oil market can handle Iran sanctionsReutersBy Timothy Gardner and Arshad Mohammed | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama is likely to determine by Friday that there will be enough oil in the world market to allow countries to cut imports from Iran, taking another step toward ...Oil Market Itself Proves Gas Prices Are All Speculation-DrivenHuffington PostWhat oil worry? Options market slumps...