Are there any tax advantages for futures traders that stock traders don’t get? They do, in fact. In this video, I speak with Dave Lerman, Director of Education at CME Group, about the tax advantages and efficiencies that futures traders enjoy. When compared to stocks and ETFs, futures trading provides significant tax benefits to traders. […]
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3. Make your risk management more active and dynamic. What can individuals do to combat inflation? Governments can fight inflation by imposing wage and price limits, but this can lead to a recession and job losses. Governments can also use a contractionary monetary policy to combat inflation by limiting the money supply in an economy
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According to Labor Department data released Wednesday, the consumer price index increased by 7% in 2021, the highest 12-month gain since June 1982. The closely watched inflation indicator increased by 0.5 percent in November, beating expectations. Is inflation expected to rise in 2021? In December, prices surged at their quickest rate in four decades, up
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Nigeria’s GDP is expected to reach 152,32 trillion Naira ($400 billion) in 2020. Nigeria’s gross domestic output hit 43,56 trillion Naira between October and December 2020. The GDP reached over 45 trillion Naira in the third quarter of 2021. Nigeria has Africa’s highest GDP. What is Nigeria’s current GDP forecast for 2021? According to Trading
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Each day, at 7:20 a.m. Central Time (8:20 a.m. Eastern Time), Dow Futures begin trading on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one hour and ten minutes before the stock market opens. When does the futures market start trading? Stock index futures, such as the S&P 500 E-mini Futures (ES), reflect expectations for a stock
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Stock index futures, such as the S&P 500 E-mini Futures (ES), reflect expectations for a stock index’s price at a later date, based on dividends and interest rates. Index futures are two-party agreements that are considered a zero-sum game because when one party wins, the other loses, and there is no net wealth transfer. While
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From 2000 to 2009, the rate dropped from 2.57 percent to 2.54 percent. What has been the average inflation rate over the previous 20 years? The average yearly inflation rate is 3.10 percent, as shown in the first graph. That doesn’t seem so bad until we consider that prices will double every 20 years at
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The interest rate before inflation is referred to as the nominal interest rate. The advertised or stated interest rate on a loan, without any fees or compounding of interest, is referred to as nominal. What is the distinction between nominal and actual inflation? Real numbers are inflation-adjusted and depict prices and wages at constant prices.
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The relative price of domestic products and services rises when the dollar gains (the exchange rate rises), while the relative price of international goods and services lowers. When a currency appreciates, what happens to GDP? When a country’s currency rises in value, its goods become more expensive in other countries. When a country’s currency depreciates,
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The sum of exports and imports divided by GDP is the trade-to-GDP ratio. What is the formula for calculating the terms of trade ratio? The ratio of a country’s export prices to its import prices is known as terms of trade (TOT). To buy a single unit of imports, how many units of exports are
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