Commodity Futures Trading

Howell: Cotton market finishes mixed as switch activity intensifies

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:53 +0000

Cotton futures put in a mixed performance last week as switch activity intensified with the onset of index-fund rolling of positions from the front delivery.Spot March lost 138 points for the week ended Thursday, settling at 94.

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Palm oil may test resistance, fall

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:57:16 +0000

Malaysian palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange ended higher on Friday, reversing earlier losses caused by a strong ringgit that will result in lower realisation for refiners. Slowing demand and a strengthening currency continues to pressure crude palm oil futures.

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Gold Futures Extend Slide after COMEX Close, Silver Drops 1.9%

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:33:18 +0000

Precious metals posted steep losses on Friday as investors viewed the better than expected U.S. jobs data as a potential impediment to a third round of quantitative easing (QE3) by the Federal Reserve.

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OIL FUTURES: Crude Jumps As Data Show US Added More Jobs In January

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:03:07 +0000

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OIL FUTURES: Crude Jumps As US Adds More Jobs In Jan

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:48:08 +0000

OIL FUTURES: Crude Jumps As US Adds More Jobs In Jan

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Pros and cons of options vs. futures

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:19 +0000

For retail investors looking to broaden their horizon, the first step is usually options because they can be traded in the same account as equities. Many then take the next step into futures, but the two ...

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NY orange juice ends lower for 4th straight session

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:18:10 +0000

NEW YORK: Orange juice futures closed lower for the fourth straight session on Friday due to investor sales as players unwound positions given the uncertainty over the US Food and Drug Administration's testing of Brazilian orange juice imports.

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Gold falls $19, logs first drop in four sessions

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:52:03 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell $19 an ounce Friday to log their first decline in four sessions, as positive U.S. economic data lured investors away the precious metal market and into ...

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MF Futures Customers Compete to Lead Lawsuit Against Corzine

marcy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:44:04 +0000

MF Global Inc. futures customers are competing to lead a lawsuit against Jon Corzine, the parent company’s former chief executive officer, over the alleged theft of $1.2 billion of their assets.

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Orange Juice Futures Fall After Fungicide Declared Not Harmful

marcy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:05:03 +0000

Orange juice futures fell on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that fungicide found in Brazilian exports were not a public threat and wouldn't affect supply.

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