SPECULATION IN MARKETS IS COMING TO AND END

TODAY AT 8 30 AM MARGIN WILL JUMP 50% AT OPEN ,I HAD MENTIONED THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO , THE MOVE TO REGULATION OF FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKET IS BEGUN I WOULD SAY THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR HEDGE FUNDS BUT GOOD FOR AMERICA THIS CHANGE IN MARGIN BY 50% WAS THE REASON FOR THE CRASH IN GOLD AND SILVER IN 1980, FROM INFLATION TO MASSIVE DEFLATION IN COMMODITES FOR US THIS IS GOING TO BOOST US ECONOMY BY PUTTING $ BACK IN YOUR POCKET

TODAY AT 8 30 AM MARIN WILL JUMP 50% AT OPEN ,I HAD MENTIONED THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO , THE MOVE TO REGULATION OF FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKET IS BEGUN I WOULD SAY THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR HEDGE FUNDS BUT GOOD FOR AMERICA

Nevermind, I fixed your spelling error.
No wonder I can't find any results from searching your posts.

TODAY AT 8 30 AM MARIN WILL JUMP 50% AT OPEN ,I HAD MENTIONED THIS A FEW WEEKS AGO , THE MOVE TO REGULATION OF FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKET IS BEGUN I WOULD SAY THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR HEDGE FUNDS BUT GOOD FOR AMERICA

Nevermind, I fixed your spelling error.
No wonder I can't find any results from searching your posts.

THANK YOU !

I was going to say... I live in MARIN (County), and I didn't feel any earthquakes...

I was going to say... I live in MARIN (County), and I didn't feel any earthquakes...

Niiiiice. And I was trying to find a ticker for MARIN to no avail. Silly me.

New Margin Rules May Push Grain Prices Lower
Topics:Stock Market
By Jeff Cox, Special to CNBC.com | 27 Mar 2008

A sharp increase in margin requirements for commodities contracts could slow trading and lower prices in the risk-driven market.

The Chicago Board of Trade announced Thursday that it was raising its margin requirements for trading in corn by 50 percent and in soybeans by 30 percent. Though margins--or the amount of cash needed upfront to initiate a trade--have been rising steadily, this is one of the largest increases to date.

The move comes as a reaction to the intense volatility in commodities trading and is aimed at helping traders avoid losing excessive amounts due to wild swings in the grain markets. Corn and soybeans both moved lower in morning trade.

Increasing margins is generally done to drive speculators out of the market because they're not willing to put up more cash to cover their trades.

Any reduced activity in commodities could benefit the stock market, as investors hesitant to post the extra cash for grain trading might be tempted to put it into equities.

Grain prices have surged in recent weeks as the dollar has weakened and global demand has increased dramatically for US agricultural products. But prices have been volatile lately as some analysts believe the stock market has reached or is near a bottom and now might be the time to return to stocks for better value.
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