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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:46:00 GMT

Weekly WTI oil price update: Crude futures slip as funds up bets on higher prices

Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:46:00 GMT

China Bourse Tests Trading System For Stock Index Futures-Report

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- The Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange has finished testing its trading system for stock-index futures, state radio reported Sunday. The completion of the test brings China a step closer to launching the long- awaited
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:33:00 GMT

CME Group and Nikkei Inc. to Expand Trading Hours of Nikkei 225 Futures Date: 3/19/2010

U.S. and China Agree on Reopening Chinese Pork Market to U.S. Date: 3/19/2010 WASHINGTON, March 18, 2010 - The United States and China have reached an agreement to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. pork and pork products, Agriculture Secretary Tom
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:20:00 GMT

This blight on all of our futures must be tackled

Writing the other day in the Irish Times, Jack Fagan told of an investor couple who had booked a 450,000 apartment in 2007. The value of the apartment, even if they could sell it now, is notionally 220,000. The couple had mortgage approval back in the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:52:00 GMT

Oil market update: Crude oil futures slip

Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:58:00 GMT

Why the FIA (Also) Opposes CFTC's Energy Position Limits

Craig Pirrong submits: The Futures Industry Association, a trade group for futures commission merchants and exchanges, has come out strongly in opposition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's [CFTC] proposed energy position limits . The most
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:25:00 GMT

DJ CBOT Rice Review: Higher As Bulls Try To Establish Bottom

CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade rice futures ended higher Friday, posting gains on the week as sentiment grows that the market might have established a near-term bottom. May rice ended up 8 cents at $12.70 per hundredweight, and July rice
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:21:00 GMT

DJ CBOT Soy Review: Settle Higher On Late Position Squaring

By Andrew Johnson Jr. Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures settled higher Friday, managing to carve out modest gains on end-of-day position squaring. Nearby CBOT May soybeans, which is also the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:21:00 GMT

DJ MARKET TALK: CBOT Corn Down On Dollar; Planting Limits Loss

1314 EDT [Dow Jones] - CBOT corn is weaker at mid-day on a stronger dollar and technical resistance. The dollar, along with weaker crude oil, have weighed, as the market is unable to push beyond key moving averages. But the market has underlying support
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT

DJ CBOT Soy Outlook: Mixed; Tightening Supplies Support Old Crop

By Andrew Johnson Jr. Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to start Friday's day session mixed, with old crop futures supported by tightening supplies while new crop contracts drift
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT

DJ CBOT Corn Outlook: Lower As Strong Dollar Prompts Pullback

By Ian Berry Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade corn futures are expected to open lower Friday as the market pulls back from recent gains on strength in the dollar. Corn is called 2 to 3 cents lower. May corn was
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT

*DJ CBOT Early Call:Corn Down 2-3c, Wheat Down 1-2c, Soy Mixed

(END) Dow Jones Newswires 03-19-10 0823ET Copyright (c) 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 08:23 031910
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT

DJ CBOT Corn Review: Higher On Fund-Buying; Dollar Limits Gain

By Ian Berry Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade corn shook off bearish strength in the dollar and weaker crude oil Thursday, ending higher amid fund-buying. May corn was up 2 cents, to $3.76 per bushel, and July
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT

*DJ CBOT Call: Corn Down 3-5c, Wheat Down 4-8c, Soy Down 7-10c

(END) Dow Jones Newswires 03-18-10 0954ET Copyright (c) 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 09:54 031810
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT

DJ US GAS: Futures End Higher On Bargain-Hunting

(Adds settlement and spot price table.) By Jason Womack Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--Natural gas futures ended higher Friday as traders took advantage of low prices, despite a mild weather outlook. Natural gas for April delivery
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT

UNL: DDG futures contract could be promising for ethanol, livestock industries

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The creation of a futures contract for distillers dried grain offers a new risk management tool that livestock feeders and ethanol producers should evaluate for future use, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension livestock marketing
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:50:00 GMT

RAM Rating assigns stable outlook to CIMB Islamic commercial papers

KUCHING: RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Rating) has assigned respective long-term and short-term ratings of AA1 and P1 to CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s (CIMB) RM6 billion conventional and Islamic commercial papers and medium-term notes programmes. It stated
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:25:00 GMT

Chris Dodd's wife and derivatives trading - "all in the fami

By Michael Collins (about the author) Page 1 of 2 page(s) opednews.com Permalink For OpEdNews: Michael Collins - Writer Michael Collins It's all in the family! Senator Chris Dodd writes a financial reform bill but forgets to regulate derivatives,
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:31:00 GMT

Stock Futures in Narrow Range Ahead of Opening

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:15:00 GMT

Municipalities and derivatives: Cities in the casino

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:11:00 GMT

Derivatives In Bankruptcy: Some Lessons From Lehman Brothers

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:10:00 GMT

Trichet Pushes for Transparency Around Credit Default Swaps

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:08:00 GMT

Trading Forex Options and Options On Currency ETFs

The foreign exchange market is much larger than then equity markets although unlike equity (stock) options the currency option market is mainly Over The Counter (OTC). A global futures broker such as Enfinium International provides access to options on
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:01:00 GMT

Chris Dodd's wife and derivatives trading - "all in the family"

By Michael Collins (about the author) Page 1 of 2 page(s) opednews.com Permalink For OpEdNews: Michael Collins - Writer Michael Collins It's all in the family! Senator Chris Dodd writes a financial reform bill but forgets to regulate derivatives,
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:39:00 GMT

Livestock Futures Finish Bullish Week With Mixed Prices

Rootworms Strike Back Entomologists are baffled why some Bt corn fields had rootworm damage in 2009. What they do stres... Serve Up A Forage Buffet Cliff Schuette's cows dine 'cafeteria-style' for much of the year, thanks to the diversity of for... Make
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:41:00 GMT

NY futures bounce back this week

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:09:00 GMT

Foster announces £4.1million investment by First Derivatives

Foster announces £4.1million investment by First Derivatives Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster pictured with Chris McAuley, First Derivatives, Director, North America in New York. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster announced a research and development
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:32:00 GMT

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) NewsBite - NOV Pulled Down By Lower Oil Futures

National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) opened at $43.77. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $42.04 and a high of $43.77. NOV is now trading at $42.39, down $1.33 (-3.04%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $27.52 to a high of
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:41:00 GMT

Crude Oil Futures Slip as Funds Increase Bet on Higher Prices

Crude oil futures kept falling back from highs even though speculative funds increased their bets that prices are headed higher. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract ended the week at $80.68 a barrel, after nearing $83 earlier in the week,
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:35:00 GMT

Commodity Trends: No wheat export futures slump

Related Stories Commodity Online With Sharad Pawar, India Minister for Agriculture ruling out any immediate plans for exporting the surplus wheat in the country, the wheat futures at National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange which was riding
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:35:00 GMT