Fixed Income Trading Room

[Skill Leverage]

Anyone trading bonds feel free to drop by for discussion. I will be providing (as much as I can in the heat of the moment) auction results and significant action from the 10yr CBOT pit as and when it happens.

Cheers,

SL

Chatzy - Fixed Income Trading

 

[MakotoSusumu]

The fixed income markets trade in debt instruments, such as bonds and loans, which pay interest. The rate of income is often fixed, hence the term fixed income. The money markets trade in short-term debt instruments with maturities of 12 months or less while the fixed income markets trade in longer-term instruments.Fixed income instruments include bonds issued by governments, government-backed agencies and companies to raise capital to cover their spending requirements. The fixed income markets also trade in derivative instruments, the commonest of which are futures, options and swaps.

 

[Skill Leverage]

Best bit of irrelevant copy and pasting I've seen in months.

 

[abbeyandriana]

I have $100 to my name, and I'm feeling lucky. I've been practicing and learning trading strategies for the past 5 weeks on virtual trading websites where people can trade and the only thing fake about it is the money. I don't know how to go about investing to start trading and make a profit from this only $100 that I have. Do I go to a bank? Any certain website? Is there a fee? How much? Minimum number of trades? Tell anything. When and how do I pull out once I'm satisfied with my gains?

 

[arabianights]

When and how do I pull out once I'm satisfied with my gains?

hehehe

 

[Technically Fundamental]

I have $100 to my name, and I'm feeling lucky. I've been practicing and learning trading strategies for the past 5 weeks on virtual trading websites where people can trade and the only thing fake about it is the money. I don't know how to go about investing to start trading and make a profit from this only $100 that I have. Do I go to a bank? Any certain website? Is there a fee? How much? Minimum number of trades? Tell anything. When and how do I pull out once I'm satisfied with my gains?

if you don't know the answers to those questions, everything you've learned so far is useless.

 

[shatztrader]

Anyone trading bonds feel free to drop by for discussion. I will be providing (as much as I can in the heat of the moment) auction results and significant action from the 10yr CBOT pit as and when it happens.

Cheers,

SL

Chatzy - Fixed Income Trading

let`s hope will be better that this arabian`s stir calls....
no ofense thou

 

[Skill Leverage]

OK, I am resurrecting this as I think it's a good idea, and I've found a few more people on here that actually trade the Bund. I will be in the room most days between the hours of 7am and 4pm. Anyone welcome, spread the word.

SL

 

[paulgrasey]

ok, thank you -- now let's hope for a bit of partecipation.

 

[rizome]

OK, I am resurrecting this as I think it's a good idea, and I've found a few more people on here that actually trade the Bund. I will be in the room most days between the hours of 7am and 4pm. Anyone welcome, spread the word.

SL

I trade(try) the Bund on a daily basis using Futures & Options would be great to join in ....

Rizome

 

[Skill Leverage]

No worries, the more the merrier.

WIll be there from 6.30 tomorrow morning. Hope to see some of you there. SL

 

[rizome]

Bund

No worries, the more the merrier.

WIll be there from 6.30 tomorrow morning. Hope to see some of you there. SL

SL, do you think the Bund is now starting to base around 121-05? or is there further scope for retesting the recent lows?

 

[arabianights]

Unsolicited input:

Today we had **** all volume and CBs on the bid in the short end... I wouldn't read anything at all into any market movements today in fixed income.

 

[rizome]

Unsolicited input:

Today we had **** all volume and CBs on the bid in the short end... I wouldn't read anything at all into any market movements today in fixed income.

I guess there has not been much market moving data out today, hence not much volume?

 

[vasemaz]

I trade(try) the Bund on a daily basis using Futures & Options would be great to join in ....

Rizome

Hi,
What exchange deals wth Fixed Income & Bund Trading. Thanks

 

[Synonym]

Hi All
sorry if this is slightly off topic. I have been trading a good while but i am new to bond markets. Looking on Liffe's site. They offer Short Sterling Contracts (that as i understand, are also called STIRS (Short term Int Rate Futures). I understand these are priced at 100 minus the expected sterling interest rate, i.e. if rate is 1%, future will be quoted at 99 (100-1).

They also offer Short & Long Gilts contracts. I want to clarify what these are and how they trade. I presume they are futures reflecting the price of UK Govt bonds/Gilts. Despite looking on the liffe pages https://globalderivatives.nyx.com/en/contract/content/29097/contract-specification
I do not understand how they are priced and how prices react to changes in interest rates/yields.

Can anyone cut through the jargon for me and help me get this clear?
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can and does!
Syn

 

[Babyblush]

I just happened to buy some mutual funds and to my surprise after three years of investment in such funds my initial capital money had decreased by more than 50%.

 

[malaguti]

I just happened to buy some mutual funds and to my surprise after three years of investment in such funds my initial capital money had decreased by more than 50%.

you "just" happened to...and three years on you have only "just" noticed?
Do you not keep an eye on these sort of things?

 

[neil]

I just happened to buy some mutual funds and to my surprise after three years of investment in such funds my initial capital money had decreased by more than 50%.

Oh for fs - he is posting advice and opinion on other threads then posts the above.
You dont check up on your investments !!