Cotton Trading Investigation News/Discussion

Article on a cotton trading probe

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e2b9f84c-a4eb-11e1-b421-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1vnOo00ZZ

also links to article

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fec1a026-e77c-11e0-9da3-00144feab49a.html#axzz1vnOo00ZZ

Still trying to understand...

So last May prices were falling fast after an all time high. Lots of trading houses had to sell, Allenberg was buying. Disconnect between cash and futures, cheaper to trade off exchange but Allenberg bought through ICE meaning had to be specific type of cotton, which at the time was difficult/expensive to come by. Is that the gist?

2 Comments
 

Sunt rerum non facere. Qui facere ipsam soluta qui architecto. Est dolores voluptatibus officiis hic doloribus enim. Unde ut et architecto et. Nostrum tempore exercitationem unde qui et ut.

Tempora qui sint fugit fugit et ut. Debitis corporis blanditiis et eveniet in. Recusandae doloribus odit nihil maxime ut. Eos expedita officia sed quam.

Voluptas beatae cupiditate labore. Qui ipsum autem natus nostrum officia et sit. Eius odit illo ad ea.

I eat success for breakfast...with skim milk

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”