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November
After a number of false starts, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finally voted on the long anticipated issued of position limits on 18 October, 2011.
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October
Two conflicting reports released last month have exposed the gap in data on the impact of futures trading on the agricultural commodities spot markets as a study by IOSCO recommends position limits and increased transparency in global commodity markets.
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September
Regulators should focus on market integrity and not prices in the commodity markets.
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Global food prices in July hit the highest levels ever recorded, with staples such as wheat and sugar a third more expensive than a year ago. In the face of the global economic slowdown, the commodity price spiral shows no signs of abating, and as policy makers seek an explanation, the derivatives market is again in the spotlight. David Wigan looks in to whether accusations that speculation pushes up prices are justified.
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The monumental events of the first half of 2011 have impacted the way derivatives are traded. The Arab Spring, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the debt crisis in Europe, and the US debt ceiling debate and its subsequent historic credit downgrading all monumental events on their own, have converged to produce a different landscape in which large commodity derivative positions are, quite simply, out of favour, writes Elise Coroneos.
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August
We generally think of managed futures as a legitimate diversification tool for a sophisticated investor’s traditional portfolio of stocks, bonds and real estate. According to Lintner, managed futures are a very powerful tool when used to diversify the typical portfolio. It is this belief that has driven the growth of alternative investments over the last three decades.
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April
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has settled charges of $550,000 as a civil monetary penalty against New York’s Bunge Global Markets.
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February
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