Frequently Asked Questions for OcoMoc

OcoMoc.com

Website Development and Marketing
for the Futures Industry

Frequently Asked Questions

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Who is OcoMoc.com?
We're an Internet development and marketing firm working in the financial area to provide several exciting services to futures traders. Our premier site is OnTheBid.com with over 4,000 static pages, all geared towards providing futures traders with the products and services they need to be successful.

What does OnTheBid.com offer?
Over 3,500 products, hand picked by traders for traders. We build relationships with leading companies providing goods and services to the commodity futures trading community. Their products can be found on these pages, categorized into the following sections: Books, Magazines, Newsletters, DVDs, Manuals, Directories, Charts, Historical Market Data, Live Market Feeds, Live News, Charting and Analysis Software, Desktop Software, Computers, PDAs, Laptops, Cell Phones, Seminars, Webinars, Conferences, Coaching, Training, Web Directories and More.

What is your relationship with the Vendors?
We act as a web-portal to many futures related sites and try to inform our users of the various products available to them at a given time. While we strive to bring you high quality goods and services, you must remember that OnTheBid.com has no control over the recommendations or advise given to you by these Vendors. Please use extreme caution and judgment when following the advise of other people to invest your money. Always consult with a representative of a qualified brokerage firm before making any trading decisions.

How do I list my products on OnTheBid.com?
OnTheBid.com has a Vendor Retail Services program that allows you to fill out a simple application and once your company is approved you can submit as many products as you'd like. We allow our Vendors to create a unique page for every Product they list and control the text, images and layout. There is no cost to list on FuturesSore.com but we charge a commission for any sales made through our Agreement.

Can I buy banner ads on OnTheBid.com?
Send us a copy of any banners you'd like to post and we'll contact you. We receive many requests and are limited in the number we can work with at any given time so it make take us a while to get back to you. Keep checking back for additional opportunities. We are launching several related sites over the next few months, dramatically increasing the opportunities available for advertisers.

How do I contact OnTheBid.com?
Any additional questions can be addressed to our managerial staff at ask@OnTheBid.com. Please allow a few days for us to address your mail.

Are commodity futures contracts risky?
The National Futures Association requires all brokerage customers to read and sign the following disclaimer:

RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. YOU SHOULD, THEREFORE, CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING POINTS: 1. You may sustain a total loss of the funds that you deposit with your broker to establish or maintain a position in the commodity futures market, and you may incur losses beyond these amounts. If the market moves against your position, you may be called upon by your broker to deposit a substantial amount of additional margin funds, on short notice, in order to maintain your position. If you do not provide the required funds within the time required by your broker, your position may be liquidated at a loss, and you will be liable for any resulting deficit in your account.
2. Under certain market conditions, you may find it difficult or impossible to liquidate a position. This can occur, for example, when the market reaches a daily price fluctuation limit (``limit move'').
3. Placing contingent orders, such as ``stop-loss'' or ``stop-limit'' orders, will not necessarily limit your losses to the intended amounts, since market conditions on the exchange where the order is placed may make it impossible to execute such orders.
4. All futures positions involve risk, and a ``spread'' position may not be less risky than an outright ``long'' or ``short'' position.
5. The high degree of leverage (gearing) that is often obtainable in futures trading because of the small margin requirements can work against you as well as for you. Leverage (gearing) can lead to large losses as well as gains. 6. You should consult your broker concerning the nature of the protections available to safeguard funds or property deposited for your account.
ALL OF THE POINTS NOTED ABOVE APPLY TO ALL FUTURES TRADING WHETHER FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC. IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE CONTEMPLATING TRADING FOREIGN FUTURES OR OPTIONS
CONTRACTS, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL RISKS: 7. Foreign futures transactions involve executing and clearing trades on a foreign exchange. This is the case even if the foreign exchange is formally ``linked'' to a domestic exchange, whereby a trade executed on one exchange liquidates or establishes a position on the other exchange. No domestic organization regulates the activities of a foreign exchange, including the execution, delivery, and clearing of transactions on such an exchange, and no domestic regulator has the power to compel enforcement of the rules of the foreign exchange or the laws of the foreign country. Moreover, such laws or regulations will vary depending on the foreign country in which the transaction occurs. For these reasons, customers who trade on foreign exchanges may not be afforded certain of the protections which apply to domestic transactions, including the right to use domestic alternative dispute resolution procedures. In particular, funds received from customers to margin foreign futures transactions may not be provided the same protections as funds received to margin futures transactions on domestic exchanges. Before you trade, you should familiarize yourself with the foreign rules which will apply to your particular transaction. 8. Finally, you should be aware that the price of any foreign futures or option contract and, therefore, the potential profit and loss resulting therefrom, may be affected by any fluctuation in the foreign exchange rate between the time the order is placed and the foreign futures contract is liquidated or the foreign option contract is liquidated or exercised.
THIS BRIEF STATEMENT CANNOT, OF COURSE, DISCLOSE ALL THE RISKS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE COMMODITY MARKETS

Whenever you open a commodity trading account you will always be required to sign this document so make sure you understand it and feel free to contact the NFA if you have further questions.

Due to CFTC and NFA Regulations we may not be able to accept all submissions for products or services. OcoMoc.com has a strict policy of not working with any company it feels is in violation of Federal Regulations regarding the marketing and trading of commodity futures.