Archive for September 13th, 2009
S&P Futures Explained (Part II)
September 13th, 2009 | 
Author: S&P futures contracts are valued in ticks worth 0.1 index points or $25. Regular trading hours for S&P futures contracts are from 8:30 A.M to 3:15 PM. S&P futures contracts are another example of how 24 hours a day trading enables traders to respond to economic news releases in pre-market and after-market sessions.
The evening session continues on the Globex until 8:15 AM overnight. It starts at 3:30 PM (15 minutes after the close at 3.15 PM). Individual S&P futures contract holders are limited to no more than 20,000 net long or short contracts at any one time.
A procedure is set in place to halt trading if the index experiences major declines or increases beyond certain limits. Circuit breakers are triggered if these price limits are crossed. The limits are set on quarterly basis. A price limit is how far an S&P futures contract can rise or fall in a single trading session.
Simple Ideas For Improving Your Own Home
Home improvement is one of those extensive subjects to and it takes ages to decide exactly what you want to do. You probably have a few ideas on how you can improve your home and it is not just about aesthetics. For example, you may want to make your home a little more practical to live in as well as being more comfortable.
However, home improvement can be very expensive and time consuming. Typically, jobs almost always end up being more expensive and taking up more time than you ever thought would happen in the first place. Nonetheless, by planning carefully, and by choosing the right trades people, you can help to minimize this problem.
However, there are various jobs that you can do yourself and you may well prefer to do this not only to save money, but you might feel that you will get the best job possible done. For example, if you simply want to renovate a room and give it a facelift with a new coat of paint, there is often no reason why you can’t do it yourself.