Futures

CPO futures as hedging mechanism following planned EU palm oil ban

The negative sentiments stemming from the European Union’s (EU) ban on palm oil is exerting pressure on the crude palm oil (CPO) price. In January 2018, members of the European parliament passed votes to amend a draft law on renewable energy. Although the bill is subject to further debate by the European Council, its call-for-action towards the reduction of palm oil derived biofuels and bioliquids, is adversely affecting the price of CPO.

8 March 2018
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Gadfly: Bitcoin options are what we need to tame this beast

The seminal financial event of this year, the current decade, and possibly our generation is here: Futures trading in bitcoin has begun.But the derivative that would really damp the current crypto frenzy and make digital tokens a speculator-friendly – if not investment-worthy – commodity, currency, tulip, or whatever, isn't futures. It's options.It's hard to see how even existing futures trading rules can deal with something as volatile as bitcoin.Cboe Global Markets Inc.

12 December 2017
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