In the dynamic global commodity markets, producers and consumers of energy, base metals, precious metals, and soft commodities encounter a multitude of challenges. Volatile prices, geopolitical ...

President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

Trading options can be a complicated process. Information overload among the uninitiated is prevalent, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible ...

The primary difference between a futures contract and a commodity option contract is that a futures contract obligates a trader to buy or sell the underlying commodity. Along with this, commodity ...

On April 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously adopted a final rule and an interim final rule regarding commodity options. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...

Today, the CFTC Division of Market Oversight published a response to frequently asked questions regarding commodity options, including reporting obligations with respect to trade options. The response ...

Commodity markets may conjure a freewheeling world of high rollers living hard and taking outsized risks, and there’s some historical truth in that image. But in a sense, all investors—whether big, ...

· Shorter-dated options in oil, soybeans and gold have all experienced record trading volume in the past year. · Lower premiums, more flexibility to respond to market events offer additional ...