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Pair Trading Oil With The VIX Would Have Made Bank This Month
Friday, March 18, 2016 - 10:22am | 259Traders who have betted on upside in oil and downside in volatility in S&P 500 index would have profited from their strategy this month. According to Morgan Stanley, crude oil rose 53 percent over the past 24 trading days, while the VIX slipped 45 percent over past five weeks, the largest 5...
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The Art Of Hedged Swing Trades
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 4:30pm | 409One of the hardest parts of trading is building a strategy that will succeed in multiple market conditions. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Rob Friesen, president of proprietary trading firm Bright Trading, revealed how hedged swing trades have been widely successful for traders he...
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A Pair Trader's Nightmare: Coca-Cola Vs. PepsiCo
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 4:19pm | 827There are different ways to invest and/or trade issues in the stock market. Beside the traditional forms of either the outright purchase or options of an issue, there is another, less well-known form of investing known as pair trading. As defined by Investopedia, pair trading is “the...
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Pair Trade: Long Comcast-K, Short Comcast-A
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 11:28am | 1391air Trade: Long CMCSK, Short CMCSAFundamental CommentaryAnother arbitrage opportunity presents itself with Comcast's two classes of stock. Very similar to the BBL and BHL pair I posted a few days ago.Class A common stock (CMCSA) Class A special common stock (CMCSK)The one and only...