Connections
In the derivatives industry, key partnerships and connections connect you to the global marketplace. This section explores the ways organizations and other markets are working together to help the global economy advance.
Q&A With Winners of the 2013 Commodity Trading Challenge
Trading has its own collegiate tournament in March, and last week it crowned a champion. The CME Group Commodity…
What We’ve Learned About Speculation
Speculation has been a point of contention throughout the history of commodity futures markets. In that sense, the current…
Why USDA Reports Matter to Ag Markets
As crop reports go, this week’s 2013 USDA Prospective Plantings release is one of the big ones. It will…
Q&A with Chong Kim Seng, Bursa Malaysia Derivatives CEO
Since he became CEO of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad in December 2009, Chong Kim Seng has overseen a lot of…
How Markets Help Create Food Security
When people talk about food security, what first comes to mind are usually things like people starving in developing…
Bringing Asia’s Central Banks Together
CME Group hosted a two-day series of training sessions for central bankers from countries across Asia last week. The success…
How European Central Banks Use Futures Markets
The uncertainty in Europe following the French and Greek elections in early May and the threat of an extended…
Tom Daschle on What Drives Food Prices
With drought continuing to impact the Midwest, and the USDA lowering its estimates for expected yields this year, many analysts…
The Increased Role For Post-Trade Services
In a world where it’s becoming almost as important what happens after a trade is completed as when the…
Q&A with Edemir Pinto, BM&FBOVESPA CEO
Brazil’s emergence on the world economic stage over the last decade has delivered increased investment and foreign trade to the…
Changing Standards: DME Oman’s Quest for Benchmark Status
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange, may be setting new trading records but can it make real inroads in getting its Oman crude oil futures contract accepted as a leading benchmark for pricing oil deals?
Southern Exposure: The Rise of Latin America’s Markets
Latin American stock and derivatives markets retreated in the face of Europe’s misery. Can they roar back in 2012?