Departments
Market Analysis
“I’m afraid we are going to continue in a rut unless something cataclysmic happens,” says 10-year note trader Harold Lavender. He adds that the divergence of opinion, even among members of the...
Big crops tend to get bigger, and with the United States’ second largest soybean harvest out of danger weather-wise, there is a great deal of downward pressure on soybean futures. “It’s a supply...
Strong demand from importing nations and huge long positions from hedge funds propelled sugar to more than 18¢ per pound earlier this year, says James S. Cordier, chief trader at Liberty Trading...
Managed Money
The problem is that the fund was losing large amounts of money while reporting profits, so the money withdrawn may not have been the original investment plus profits, but other investors’ money, as...
This is the 17th year Futures has profiled emerging commodity trading advisors (CTAs). A recent trend towards niche managers continues, especially in terms of premium-collection option programs. New...
Although every year we profile emerging CTAs, we preface the story with a qualification that the feature is not an endorsement but a review of new talent, we certainly like it when our Hot New CTAs...
People
Molly H. McGregor is now director of corporate affairs for the International Securities Exchange. Previously she was with the Institute of International Finance, where she was Policy Advisor in the...