Carley Garner's Blog: What's new on DeCarleyTrading.com, page 82
January 30, 2009
PFG Cash Metals - Bulllion and Coins
Whether it´s one coin or a roll of coins, please call so we can meet your demand. However, due to the extraordinary global demand for gold and silver coins, all sales will be on a first come, first serve basis. Our clearning firm, PFG, has been unable to stockpile enough coins to meet current demand. Therefore, call in and speak to a broker and find out what is available. DECARLEY'S VIEW ON GOLD AND SILVER BULLION
DeCarley has made it a priority to meet the needs and wants of our clients. Despite the fact that our primary business is commodity futures trading, due to high demand for the trading of physical metals products, we have formed relationships with those that can effectively and efficiently allow us to provide metals ingot and coin services.
However, we highly encourage you to ask a DeCarley representative about alternatives to bullion. The recent spike in demand for cash metals can sometimes create scenario's in which bullion buyers are expected to pay far more than the futures market price may reflect. Accordingly, we believe that in some cases it may be far more attractive to utilize alternate means of acquiring exposure to metals than gold and silver bullion.
Additionally, many publications seem to downplay the risk involved in metals investing. The price of gold and silver are highly volatile whether you are trading the futures or physical markets and should be seen as a speculative vehicle rather than an investment.
Below you will find a brief discussion of metals bullion trading as provided by our clearning firm.
Click here to purchase gold and silver bullion online via DeCarley Trading, or obtain quotes
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION OF PRECIOUS METALS
Many investment experts believe that adding precious metals to your portfolio may improve its performance. That’s because the forces that determine metal’s price usually differ from, and in many cases counter, the forces that determine the price of many financial assets. Investment advisors often suggest that this relationship may help to reduce portfolio volatility. American Eagle Bullion Coins are the easy, convenient and affordable way to add precious metals to your portfolio.
Historically, silver has been the most affordable precious metal. Gold offers the same diversification attributes, but is available in four denominations of higher value. The diverse values act as building blocks for precious metals investment. They increase your portfolio’s diversity by bringing balance, because their value often moves independently of stocks and bonds. In this fast-paced world of electronic investing, American Eagles are tangible investments whose beauty and artistry you can literally hold in the palm of your hand
ABOUT AMERICAN EAGLE GOLD COINS
Authorized by Congress in 1985 and first minted in 1986, American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins are minted according to the durable, 22-karat standard established for circulating gold coinage 350 years ago. Each coin contains its full, stated weight of pure gold, which by law, must be taken from newly mined sources in America. Gold Eagles are rich in history, too. The obverse is based on world-renowned American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ design for the prized 1907 $20 gold coin. The reverse pictures a family of eagles, symbolizing family tradition and unity
BUY AND SELL WITH MOST METALS DEALERS
One measure of an investment is liquidity: how easily can it be converted to cash? American Eagles, with their unique U.S. Government backing, can be sold for cash at most coin and precious metals dealers worldwide. They’re also legal tender. Their face value is largely symbolic, because precious metal’s market price – which is reported in the market pages and web sites of major news outlets – has historically been higher.
Buying American Eagles from our clearing firm, PFG, is easy. We sell at the market’s prevailing market price, plus a small premium to cover coinage and distribution costs. Because silver is typically the lowest-priced precious metal, Silver Eagles are affordable for nearly every investor. As an alternative, Gold Eagles are available in four convenient denominations of higher value.
BACKED BY PFG – GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
American Eagle Bullion Coins are America’s only official investment-grade bullion coins. They’re the world’s only bullion coins whose weight, content and purity are guaranteed by the United States Government. So like the dollar, American Eagles are welcome in major investment markets worldwide. You can even include them in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
OBTAINING YOUR INVESTMENT IN GOLD
Bullion is available in 32.3, 100, and 400 oz ingots. Bulk sales upon request. Coins are 1/10th through 1 oz in all international denominations. Delivery is available anywhere in the world through an insured delivery system. Payment options are all forms of credit cards and bank wires.
Silver Bullion Coin Specifications
Content
Weight
Diameter
Thickness
Silver – 0.999 Troy Ounce
31.072 Grams*
1.0 Troy Ounce
31.103 grams
1.598”
40.60mm
0.117”
2.98mm
Gold Bullion Coin Specifications
Content
Weight
Diameter
Thickness
Gold – 1 Troy Ounce
31.1035 Grams
1.0909 Troy Ounces
33.930 grams*
1.287”
32.70 mm
0.113”
2.87 mm
Gold - .5 Troy Ounce
15.5517 Grams
.5454 Troy Ounces
16.965 Grams*
1.063”
27.00 mm
0.085”
2.15 mm
Gold – 0.25 Troy Ounce
7.7759 Grams
0.2727 Troy Ounces
8.483 Grams*
0.866”
22.00 mm
0.070”
1.78 mm
Gold – 0.10 Troy Ounce3.1103 Grams
0.1091 Troy Ounce
3.393 Grams*
0.65”
16.50 mm
0.049”
1.26 mm
Click here to purchase gold and silver bullion online via DeCarley Trading, or obtain quotes
November 30, 2008
QST - Quick Screen Trading (Mac Compatible Platform)
Option Trading Recommended
Cost: This platform involves a monthly fee starting at $50, there are and potentially additional per trade charges.
*This is a Mac compatible commodity trading platform.
This futures and options trading platform is provided by a third party, associated fees and subscriptions apply. Upon registration for a free two week demo you will be provided with pricing figures.
For those traders willing to pay for a top notch options and futures trading platform, we highly recommend QST!
QST is a revolutionary futures trading application that combines comprehensive, fast and flexible order entry/order management with world-class charting and analytics, real-time quotes and news.
Order entry is pervasive throughout QST. From virtually any screen, you can enter and manage orders and fills.
Integrated paper trading allows users to learn to use the interface and practice trading strategies. With the click of a button, users can toggle between paper and live trading.
Efficient, intuitive and consistent order entry: left click = buy, right click = sell, to make order entry simple and concise. It is truly a single action operation.
Consistent user interface making it easy to navigate various screens and functions.
Infinitely customizable; set colors, layouts, fonts, and sizes to enable efficient quote monitoring, chart analysis and trade placement.
Mobile desktop enables users to save configuration settings to a server to allow for log in on any computer with the same trading platform layout and configuration the previous session was ended with.
Freely floating and customizable window layour, or preset templates.
Quick and easy symbol look up by typing in market title "soybeans", "corn", will give trader choice of futures expiration month.
Easily accessible contract details with exchange, contract value, minimum tick size, point value, open and close time, margin requirements.
Trade futures from your Mac computer!
Click Here for a free Demo of QST!
Be sure to let them know that DeCarley Trading referred you.
August 18, 2008
Fund Your Account
If you would like to mail a check (subject to a holding period) mail checks payable to the FCM you've chosen to trade with addressed to:
Zaner Group, LLC
Attention: Margins
150 S. Wacker Dr, Ste 2350
Chicago, IL 60606 USA
Clients are recommended to wire funds because it is the fastest and most secure method of transfering money into a futures brokerage account. Below you will find the wiring instructions to send funds to each FCM, make sure you are sending money to the one you choose on your account application.
Wiring USD when clearing through OEC:
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
New York, NY
ABA: 021-000-021
Bank SWIFT #CHASUS33
Credit: Open eCry LLC -- Customer Seg Funds Account Number: 646862821
For Further Credit to: Your Name & Account Number
Wiring USD when clearing through RCG:
Harris Trust & Saving Bank
111 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL
ABA: 071-000-288
SWIFT: HATRUS44 (MT103)
FAO: Rosenthal Collins Group Customer Seg Funds Account: 396-446-7
For Further Credit to: Your Name & Zaner/RCG Account Number
Wiring USD when clearing through ADM:
Harris Trust & Saving Bank
111 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
ABA: 071-000-288
Credit: ADM Investor Services Inc.
Customer Segregated Funds Account # 4230538
For Credit to: Your Name & Your ADM Account #
Wiring USD when clearing through Transact:
Harris Trust & Saving Bank
111 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
ABA: 071-000-288
Credit: TransAct Futures -- Customer Seg Funds Account Number: 454-885-5
For Further Credit to: Your Name & Account #
Wiring USD when clearing through Dorman:
Harris Trust & Saving Bank
111 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
ABA: 071-000-288
Credit: Dorman Trading, LLC -- Customer Seg Funds Account Number: 2427201
For Further Credit to: Your Name & Account #
Wiring USD when clearing through CCG:
Bank of America, New York
New York, NY 10001
ABA: 026009593
SWIFT Code: BOFAUS3N
Credit: Clear Chicago Group -- Customer Seg Funds Account Number: 5860 1297 0558
For Further Credit to: Your Name & Account #
August 13, 2008
Free Premium Content
Whether you are a technical analyst or a fundamental trader, having information at your fingertips is imperative. DeCarley Trading clients will be provided exclusive access to complimentary educational and informational material in an attempt to give our customers the best possibility for trading success. DeCarley Trading premium content includes:
DeCarley Trading's daily e-blasts (The Stock Index Report and the Bond Bulletin)
Free access to commodity research portal MarketHead.com (be sure to reference DeCarley if signing up for the trial)
Commentary and trade guidance issued directly from the trading pits and written by experienced floor brokers
Premium articles and advanced strategies
The DeCarley Perspective (click here for an example), a monthly newsletter providing commodity and financial market insight and trade recommendations
Instant message and telephone access to Carley Garner throughout the trading day
July 29, 2008
Meet Carley Garner
Senior Commodity Market Strategist and Broker, STOCKS & COMMODITIES Magazine Columnist, TheStreet.com Contributor, and AuthorCarley Garner is an experienced futures and options broker with DeCarley Trading, a division of Zaner Group, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is also the author of Higher Probability Commodity Trading; A Trader's First Book on Commodities (two editions); Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets; and Commodity Options. Her e-newsletters, The DeCarley Perspective and The Financial Futures Report, have garnered a loyal following; she is also proactive in providing free trading education at www.DeCarleyTrading.com.
Carley is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, from which she earned dual bachelor’s degrees in finance and accounting. Carley jumped into the options and futures industry with both feet in early 2004 and has become one of the most recognized names in the business. Her commodity market analysis is often referenced on Jim Cramer’s Mad Money on CNBC and she is a regular contributor to TheStreet.com and its Real Money Pro service.
Carley authors a monthly column in STOCKS & COMMODITIES magazine and has been featured in the likes of Futures, Active Trader, Option Trader magazines, and many more. She has been quoted by Investor’s Business Daily and The Wall Street Journal and has also been known to participate in radio interviews. She can be found on the speaking circuit.
Meet Tracy DeCarlo
Tracy DeCarlo ~ President and Futures Broker
Tracy was born and bred in the Chicago suburbs just miles away from Wacker Drive, the heart of the futures trading industry. Her career has been centered in the financial and banking profession in which she has been recognized on a global level from a world renowned bank. Looking to take her risk management, database compilation, and managerial skills to the next level, she formed DeCarley Trading headquartered in Las Vegas.
Tracy is a commodity broker dedicated to efficiency and customer service. She believes that integrity and hard work will put DeCarley in a league of its own in terms of futures brokerage services. Tracy has a big personality and looks forward to surpassing clients' expectations of a brokerage firm.
Custom Commodity Trading Commission Schedule
DeCarley Trading is an award winning commodity broker. Please visit our futures and options brokerage services page by clicking here for details on what each service package entails and how our customizable services might fit your needs.
1-866-790-TRADE(8723)
Click here to email us for a precise commission quote.
Custom Commission Schedule
Per Side Rates (Options charged up-front)
Full Service
$17.50 - $12.50
Broker Assisted
$12.50 - $5.00
Self-Directed Online - Standard
$5.00 and down
Self-Directed Online - Pro
$3.50 and down
*We don't charge our online futures or options traders extra for placing occasional phone orders, as a courtesy the trade is charged at the set commission rate. Most brokers charge discount online traders an additional $50 to call in orders.
All commodity trading commission rates are negotiable based on account size, volume, tradingstrategy (perceived risk to firm), experience, etc.
All stated futures and options commission rates are prior to exchange and NFA fees.
Self-Directed Online - Pro accounts must meet certain minimum balance and trading requirements contact a representative for details and apply to electronically executed contracts only. Open outcry execution rates fall within the Standard plan.
Option commissions are charged up-front, not per side.
If you are interested in a managed futures account, commission rates vary per program. Register for our CTA database. Click here.
Automated Futures Trading System commissions are set by the system vendor/creator.
**There is substantial risk in trading options and futures and it is not suitable for everyone.
Who is DeCarley Trading?
Futures, Options, Integrity...with DeCarley Trading
DeCarley Trading, an award-winning commodity broker, was created with customer service in mind. We understand that there are hundreds of futures and options trading brokerage firms out there, and there are an unlimited number of choices in terms of commission, service and execution. DeCarley doesn’t expect your business, but we would love the opportunity to earn it. Whether you prefer to trade online via the latest and greatest trading platform or working with an experienced broker, we believe we are capable of exceeding your expectations of a brokerage.
DeCarley Trading offers experienced futures market commentary, dedicated service, and efficient execution with a smile. Senior analyst and broker Carley Garner has become an institution in the industry; she has been quoted in the likes of the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and Investor’s Business Daily. She also writes a monthly column for Stocks & Commodities Magazine and her market analysis is frequently featured on CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer! President and CEO Tracy DeCarlo has a deep background in the operations of financial institutions and has been surrounded by the futures trading industry from the beginning.
We believe that the most valuable commodity is education. Accordingly, we are dedicated to keeping our customers ahead of the pack when it comes to market knowledge. We encourage you to browse the free trading educational material offered on DeCarleyTrading.com. Keep in mind that our brokerage clients are provided access to premium guidance including exclusive newsletters and online events, along with detailed trading recommendations and option selling strategies.
If you are trading with a brokerage service that is full of empty promises but lacking results maybe you should reconsider. While DeCarley Trading, or any other brokerage firm, cannot guarantee profits for its clients, we can guarantee refreshingly honest service and will ensure that your best interest is always the first priority.
Whether your goal is to hedge or speculate, we would love to work with you. Services offered include broker assisted accounts and discount self-directed online trading and we make ourselves personally available to clients nearly 16 hours per day.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Who is DeCarley Trading?
DeCarley Trading LLC was created with customer service in mind. We understand that there are hundreds of futures and options trading brokerage firms and there are an unlimited number of choices in terms of commission, service and execution. DeCarley doesn't expect your business but we would love the opportunity to earn it.
DeCarley Trading offers experienced market analysis, dedicated service and efficient execution with a smile. Senior analyst and broker Carley Garner has become an img
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