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Sugar: a sweet soft commodity
Not only have global stock markets been hit by the credit crunch brought on by the problems in... Read full article »
My name is Bond: T-Bond
Bonds, especially government bonds, are considered safe investments, when compared to stocks,... Read full article »
A golden opportunity?
After hitting $700 per ounce in May, gold has retreated since then by nearly 9%. A similar... Read full article »
Black gold rising to the top?
In August 2006 the oil price, West Texas Intermediate, reached an all time high of around $80 per... Read full article »
Trading in oil
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange will be opening its doors for oil trading business on June 1. This... Read full article »
Structured products and commodities
How can structured products be implemented in your portfolio? This question is particularly... Read full article »
Structured products and commodities
How can structured products be implemented in your portfolio? This question is particularly... Read full article »
Commodities, types & categories
I have written many articles in this column about all kinds of commodities, but how various are... Read full article »
Nickelodeon
Nickel is hot, so let's have a look at it. But first, some figures: The price of this metal... Read full article »
Crush, dark & spark
Last time I described the crack spread, which reflects the relationship between the price of... Read full article »
Playing the oil crack spread
Oil refineries refine crude oil to produce oil products like heating oil and gasoline. Further... Read full article »
Coal shouldn't be our goal
The price of oil may be much lower than the recent high of around $80, but the current level of $... Read full article »
Investing in future curves
Investors can trade in commodities directly. However, this is sometimes impractical. The product... Read full article »
Analyzing the gold-oil swap
Correlation trading can be done within the oil markets. Crack spreads are a good example, as is... Read full article »
Oil and the alternatives to Black Gold
In the old days man distilled booze by fermentation of plants. These days the alcohol is used for... Read full article »
