F.A.Q.

Returns (Amazon)
Shipping (Amazon)
Questions with Regnow products?
What does OnTheBid.com offer?
What is your relationship with the Vendors?
Can I always trust the Vendors on OnTheBid.com?
Are commodity futures contracts risky?
How do I list my products on OnTheBid.com?
Can I buy banner ads on OnTheBid.com?
What is your Privacy policy?
If I give you my email address what will you do with it?
Does OnTheBid.com use cookies?
When can I expect delivery?
How do I make a purchase?
Do you offer brokerage services?
How do I contact OnTheBid.com?

Wikipedia.org - Excerpts from main pages to help get you started
Futures Contract
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
National Futures Association

Mission Statement

OnTheBid.com is here to address a need in the commodity futures industry for a consolidation of products and services to one website where a consumer can easily find what they need, make direct price comparisons, read and leave comments and purchase any and all services they need to trade commodity futures contracts.

In short, our mission is to provide everything you need to trade futures.

This FAQ section is intended to serve as a guide to assist you in your shopping experience. OnTheBid.com, a division of OcoMoc LLC, provide services to you subject to our Terms of Use. If you visit or shop at OnTheBid.com, you accept the conditions of the Terms of Use.

Returns (Amazon)
You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Amazon also pays the return shipping costs if the return is a result of an Amazon error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for Amazon to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes Amazon to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process Amazon's refund request (5 to 10 business days). Amazon will notify you via e-mail of your refund once Amazon has received and processed the returned item.

Items that are opened or returned more than 30 days after delivery will receive a partial refund. See Amazon's Refunds page for more details.

Read Amazon's full General Returns Policy for information on exchanges, and for further details and policy exceptions. To find the returns policy on specific items (such as toys, jewelry, or electronics), or for items purchased from third-party Amazon.com Merchants, Marketplace sellers, or Auctions, visit Amazon's Product Specific Policies page.

If you need to return an item, Amazon's online Returns Center will guide you through the returns process and provide you with a printable return shipping label.

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Shipping (Amazon)
Ordering an item from Amazon.com? Amazon can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations, so be sure to check out Amazon's shipping restrictions page.

Click the topical shipping links on this page for more information, including shipping rates and delivery times. Interested in free shipping? Learn about Amazon's FREE Super Saver Shipping. Also, consider joining Amazon Prime, a membership program that gives you and your family "all-you-can-eat" fast shipping.

Ordering from another seller? Explore Amazon's Merchant Shipping page for more information about shipping rates and times.

Delivery Time
When you place an order, Amazon will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Shipping date estimates will appear in the order form. After placing your order, you will see both shipping and delivery date estimates in the order confirmation e-mail and in the order summary in Your Account.

Calculating Cost
Shipping costs for orders from Amazon.com depend upon the method and option you choose.
If you choose to group items into as few shipments as possible, you'll be charged for one regular per-shipment fee, as well as a per-item fee for each item in that shipment.
If you choose to ship items as soon as they become available, Amazon will charge you full per-shipment fees for each shipment as well as a per-item fee for each item.
Please also note that the shipping rates for many items Amazon sells are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page.
To reflect the policies of the shipping companies Amazon uses, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Questions with Regnow products?
To return a product purchased through the RegNow system you'll need to refer to the original vendor. Email the software vendor using their support email address. Include in your email, order number and the reason that you are requesting a refund.

If you are having problems ordering, please email orders@regnow.com with a brief description of the situation or you can phone 1-877-353-7297 (toll free in the US and parts of Canada) or 1-952-646-5331 (international toll line).

If you have an order number then please include it in your correspondece.

If you are having a problem downloading a product, please email orders@regnow.com listing your order number and a brief description of the situation or you can phone 1-877-353-7297 (toll free in the US and parts of Canada) or 1-952-646-5331 (international toll line).

If you have not received your order, please email orders@regnow.com listing your order number and noting that you have not received the product or you can phone 1-877-353-7297 (toll free in the US and parts of Canada) or 1-952-646-5331 (international toll line).

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.

Can I always trust the Vendors on OnTheBid.com
There is always substantial risk in trading commodity futures. If any vendor or advertiser makes a claim that there is little to no risk in futures trading or shows you hypothetical returns without advising you on the limitations of such results they are in violation of NFA Rule 2-21 regarding the marketing of commodities. This should be brought to our attention and to the attention of the National Futures Association immediately. We will take immediate actions to address the situation and remove them from the site if warranted.

Many of our books and merchandise come from Amazon.com, a trusted name in e-commerce. However, some of our products require specific knowledge of the commodity futures industry and the risks of trading in order to make an informed decision. You should always conduct your own independent research from third parties before implementing any trading plan. The National Futures Association is valuable resource to start any due-diligence process.

You need to be aware of the NFA Background Affiliation Status Information (BASIC) to make an informed decision about the firm are considering working with before you make a final purchase decision www.nfa.futures.org. NFA information is updated continuously and may contain information we are unaware of. We check the NFA and CFTC backgrounds for our Vendors when they sing up and on an annual basis but it is your ultimate responsibility to conduct your own due-diligence as your personal criteria and motivations are likely to differ substantially from ours. Please take the time to gain the appropriate knowledge by using OnTheBid.com as an educational resource; it is not intended as a source of quick profits.

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.

How do I list my products on OnTheBid.com?
Send us an email or call 888.676.2479. There is no cost to list on FuturesSore.com but we charge a commission for any sales made through our Agreement.
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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.
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What is your Privacy policy?
OnTheBid.com respects the privacy of its users and we've taken extra steps to help safeguard your privacy while using our site. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. See our Privacy Policy for more information.

If I give you my email address what will you do with it?
Nothing. If you do not check the box marked "inform me of special offers" you will not receive any emails from us except to confirm your address and to contact you with issues regarding a purchase you've made on or site. If you opt-in to receive information about special offers you will be able to tailor the amount of correspondences you receive based on your own interest and you will be given an opportunity to opt out or scale back our transmissions every time we contact you.
You will always be given an opportunity to opt-out of our email list at any time by following the instructions provided at the bottom of the transmission. We employ white-list email standards and do not want to send you any emails you do not want to receive.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Does OnTheBid.com use cookies?
Yes, this allows us to save your cart and favorites lists and make them available to you after you leave the site. This feature is only available to registered users who give us a valid email address and password. Our Privacy Policy explains our use of personal information. We respect the privacy of our users and do not sell your name to third parties without your prior consent.

When can I expect delivery?
Delivery is made by the Vendor and clarified for each product in the checkout process. OnTheBid.com does not ship any merchandise or accept direct payments. Delivery issues should be brought to our attention but addressed to the Vendor. The Vendor is responsible for delivery and refunds, OnTheBid.com may have influence over the Vendors and in some cases we may choose, at our sole discretion, to assist you in obtaining refunds or in addressing delivery problems. In any case, we want to know about any problems you may encounter with our vendors so we can act on them accordingly.

How do I make a purchase?
In all cases you will be directed to a third party checkout to finalize your transaction with OnTheBid.com. We make every attempt to ensure that the Vendors we link to employ standard procedures for online transactions. However, OnTheBid.com has no part in processing transactions on third party sites. You need to be very aware of the reputation of the Vendor and to whom you give your credit card information, we make no guarantee that the link provided to us by the Vendor is current and/or valid. We have thousands of links to Vendor sites and it is beyond our ability to validate and authenticate all of them continuously. Please report broken links here links@onthebid.com.

Do you offer brokerage services?
OnTheBid.com has chosen to refrain from listing directories of commodity brokerages. We will however allow brokerages to advertise with Banners and Google AdSense. Before opening an account with a brokerage firm you should be aware of the NFA Background Affiliation Status Information (BASIC) for the firm www.nfa.futures.org. You should know your rights as an investor, www.OnTheBid.com/risk-disclosure.html. You should also compare the commission rates and services of several firms before making a final decision. Building a relationship with a broker takes time and may not happen with your first choice. Make sure your account has the proper money management in place to survive longer than your relationship with your broker.

How do I contact OnTheBid.com?
Any additional questions can be addressed to our managerial staff at admin@ocomoc.com. Please allow a few days for us to address your mail. Or, you can call 888.676.2479 to speak to us directly.

Basic Information from Wikipedia.org

Futures Contract
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In finance, a futures contract is a standardized contract, traded on a futures exchange, to buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future, at a specified price. The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement date. The pre-set price is called the futures price. The price of the underlying asset on the delivery date is called the settlement price. The settlement price, normally, converges towards the futures price on the delivery date. A futures contract gives the holder the obligation to buy or sell, which differs from an options contract, which gives the holder the right, but not the obligation. In other words, the owner of an options contract may exercise the contract. Both parties of a "futures contract" must fulfill the contract on the settlement date. The seller delivers the commodity to the buyer, or, if it is a cash-settled future, then cash is transferred from the futures trader who sustained a loss to the one who made a profit. To exit the commitment prior to the settlement date, the holder of a futures position has to offset his position by either selling a long position or buying back a short position, effectively closing out the futures position and its contract obligations.
Futures contracts, or simply futures, are exchange traded derivatives. The exchange's clearinghouse acts as counterparty on all contracts, sets margin requirements, etc.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the United States Government, created by Congress in 1974. It replaced the Commodity Exchange Authority. It is responsible for recording and monitoring the trading of futures contracts on United States futures exchanges. The CFTC has the authority to fine, suspend, or sue the company or individual in a federal court in cases of misconduct, fraud, or if a rulebreaking occurs. The CFTC publishes weekly reports containing details of holdings for market-segments, which have 20 or more reportable participants. The reports are released every Friday (including data from the previous Tuesday) and contain data on open interest split by reportable and non-reportable open interest as well as commercial and non-commercial open interest. This type of report is referred to as 'Commitments-Of-Traders'-Report, COT-Report or simply COTR. In December 2000, Congress passed the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, which instructed the Securities & Exchange Commission and the CFTC to develop a joint regulatory regime for single-stock futures, and the products subsequently began trading in November 2002.
The CFTC is to regulate commodity pools and commodity trading advisors. Many hedge funds operate as commodity pools. In an address to the Securities Industry Association in 2004, Sharon Brown-Hruska, acting director of the CFTC, said that 65 of the top 100 hedge funds in 2003 were commodity pools, and 50 out of the 100 largest hedge funds were CTAs in addition to being commodity pools.

National Futures Association
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Futures Association is an independent self-regulatory organization and watchdog of the commodities and futures industry. National Futures Association, known in short as N.F.A, oversees and protects investors from fraudulent commodities and futures activities. The NFA also provides mediation and arbitration for resolving consumer complaints. In 1974, Congress established a federal regulatory agency titled the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Under the Commodity Exchange Act, this legislation by Congress, gave jurisdiction over commodity and futures trading, and allowed the futures industry to create a national self-regulatory organization, which in 1982 would create the National Futures Association (NFA). In 1998 the NFA created online access to the Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC). BASIC, provides current and historical registration information, disciplinary actions of all current and former CFTC registrants.