Commodity Trading – Chapter 1: History of Commodity Trading - Unbelievably Futures Trading dates back to 17th Century Japan. The first ever case noted concerned rice. However, there is also evidence that rice futures were traded in China as far back as 6,000 years ago.

Commodity prices fall on European financial woes - Most commodity prices fell Monday as signs of slower economic growth emerged in Europe. Investors worried about future global demand for oil, copper and wheat if Europe slows further or falls back into ...

Van Eck Plans Momentum Commodities ETF - Van Eck plans a broad future-based commodities ETF using a momentum strategy.New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global filed paperwork with the U.S.

Exclusive: MF Global triggers regulatory rethink at CFTC - The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered an extensive review of how futures brokerages are regulated, following the collapse of MF Global three months ago, a CFTC official told ...

East Asia Comments on Recent Trading Activity - East Asia Comments on Recent Trading Activity

Exclusive: Future of bank benchmark rate under review - LONDON (Reuters) - A global probe into whether banks colluded to set the interest rates at which they borrow money from each other has thrown into question the future of the benchmark they use to price financial products worth an estimated $360 trillion. This intense scrutiny has prompted the British Bankers' Association (BBA), which establishes the parameters for the benchmarks, to hire ...

iShares Launches Five Global Commodity Producer Equity ETFs - BlackRock, Inc. announced today that its iShares® Exchange Traded Funds business, the world's largest manager of ETFs, has launched five funds focused on commodity producers.

Perpetual Energy Inc. Provides Update on Asset Divestiture Program, Operational Results and Commodity Price Risk ... - CALGARY, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX:PMT.TO - News) - Perpetual Energy Inc. ("Perpetual", the "Corporation" or the "Company") is pleased to:report significant progress with its ...

A lost commodity - On Thursday, MF Global’s former chief risk officer, Michael Roseman, testified to the House Financial Services Committee that his forewarnings of MF taking on too much risk led to his dismissal in early 2011, some 10 months before Jon Corzine’s wild bets bankrupted the firm. As the Commodity...

Glencore and Xstrata mining IT mix in £50bn mega merger - Commodity trading and mining giants Glencore and Xstrata are in advanced discussions over an $80 billion (£50 billion) merger that is expected to precipitate a vast technology programme.