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Commodities Futures & Options
Hey guys, I was wondering if you could help me out with something real quick. I am interested in starting to make some trades in the commodities derivatives world. I was wondering if anyone knows of a good website, text book, video, etc etc. which helps you learn the basics of trading with...
When It Oil Falls Down
With crude oil wiping all 2011 gains off the board and natty dropping below $ 4 last week, you have to wonder what the S&P downgrade will do to oil futures and energy in general. We have seen a commodity bull run of historical proportions over the last few years. We have seen oil jump to an...
Best path for investment research at bulge bracket banks?
I'm especially interested in global macro research teams at these banks that focus on currencies, rates, emerging markets. Is an econ masters or Phd required for these roles, or can one get in with an MBA from a strong finance program?
Is more regulation the answer to high commodity prices?
Sarko thinks so . Nicolas Im not 5'5 Sarkozy: One of the chief dangers threatening growth today is the rising level of raw material prices… It risks keeping millions of men and women in poverty. It could lead to social unrest … which would threaten the cohesion of the poorest countries… We...
Should Speculators Determine the Price of Goods Everyone Needs?
Growing up, my parents always emphasized the importance of working hard, saving money, and investing wisely. Neither of my parents worked in finance so the only investments I grew up learning about was investing in the stock market and being able to pick certain stocks that were fundamentally...
Why Is This Illegal?
I was going to post something about this yesterday. The CFTC has charged a handful of small players with market manipulation in response to the 2008 oil spike to $147 a barrel. And I'm really at a loss for what these guys did that was illegal. Sure, they tried to corner the market for WTI crude at a...
Commodities Trading Question
What is the difference between trading commodities at an IB and at a Physical House like Shell or BHP Billiton? From what I gather: 1) Besides paper trading, you learn Physical Trading at a Physical House, which includes logistics, shipment, warehousing etc. You may not be exposed to all of these if...
This Makes Me Hate Jim Rogers
this video for the most part sums up what really irritates me about jim rogers. he speaks with an (axe-to-grind) against america attitude and is always talking up the get out of town and move to singapore spiel. Every bad day in the commodity market brings out the predictable, "This is the great...
Food Inflation is Sexy
With food prices growing in correlation to various commodities on the rise, American companies are reacting in turn by shrinking packages while keeping prices level. Surprisingly this has not created as great an uproar as I expected amongst the citizenry of the fattest nation on the planet. We have...
Anyone subscribe to Moore Research (MRCI)?
Strongly considering doing so and would like to hear your thoughts.
Glencore: Goldman's worst nightmare?
Interesting article on business insider about how Goldman is freaked out about the Volcker rule. Specifically, they're scared of Glencore and the threat it poses to their commodities business. Goldman is one of the 3 big BB commodities players, along with Morgan Stanley and Barclays . Because...
Commodities Hedge Funds Closing Down
Well first it was Blue Gold Capital that shut down, and now John Arnold is putting up his boots. What do you guys think is going on in the commodities trading space? Another point to consider is that these were same very talented traders that called it quits. I know in the U.S. regulators are trying...
WTF Just Happened to Silver?
Anyone watching the global spot market for silver right now? I have about 100k invested in silver and needless to say the 1% per minute drop before was scary as hell. Any ideas as to what caused it? And what silver will open at in the U.S. tomorrow? It's coming back strongly, but an 8% loss is crazy...
Commodities desk ranking
Guys, What's your ranking of commodities desks? I think GS , MS, JPM and BarCap should be the top four. Any ideas? Also, when it comes to each products (Energy, Metals, Ags), how does the ranking look like? Any European bank is strong in this space? Just wanted to open a topic on commod here. Don't...
Peak Oil? How about Peak… Everything?
I’m sure some of you have already read this but nevertheless, I’m posting it here anyway. GMO LLC Chairman and strategist extraordinaire Jeremy Grantham released another of his epic letters yesterday, and while bears around the world are trying to call the top of the commodity bubble, he begs to...
How High will Gold and Silver Climb?
With gold advancing to record highs and silver hitting Hunt brother levels not seen in many of your life times, it's time for a little speculative competition. Where will gold and silver stand by the end of the year? By now, even the financially illiterate have memorized the textbook explanation of...
Fixed Income to Energy Trading
I'm very interested in energy trading at places such as Exxon, BP, Hess and find the industry and work very interesting. If you start out in fixed income trading , would it be possible to transition into energy trading at a big oil company? Thanks in advance!
Fixed Income to Energy Trading
I'm very interested in energy trading at places such as Exxon, BP, Hess and find the industry and work very interesting. If you start out in fixed income trading , would it be possible to transition into energy trading at a big oil company? Thanks in advance!
What's the FRACKING deal?
Fracking. It is the multi billion dollar word that most of you should know very well. Also known as hydraulic fracturing, the process uses water, sand, chemicals and pressure to crack rock deep beneath the earth's surface, releasing vast amounts of previously unattainable oil and gas. Today, it...
Finance at a commodities trading firm.
I saw a vacancy for a position at a local firm and was looking for insight into what corporate finance entails at a commodities trading firm? Is it similar to F500?
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Corn: Bubbling or Bursting?
Demographics shift along with the times and after reading the following article about booming corn prices, I can't help to wonder if some small street in Nebraska will some day soon become the "Wall Street of the Midwest". For those of you who don't pay attention to commodity markets, corn...
Where Do You Have Your Money?
It dawned on me yesterday while writing my post that we do a lot of speculation on this site...but I am not sure how many of us really speculate. Needless to say if you are working on a desk at a prop shop or at a trading arm of a bulge bracket , you have money in play almost every single day. But...
Louis Dreyfus quant desk
Does anyone know if Louis Dreyfus has a quant or technical trading desk for any commodity? Would greatly appreciate any available information
Commodities focused PEs
Hi guys I am a 3rd year analyst working in a natural resources group at a bulge bracket investment bank . I have developed strong interest and knowledge in sector and would like to consider a PE focused on commodities (metals, coal, oil & gas, etc). Can you give me some names of PEs that are active...
Marubeni Energy
Anyone know anything about the Japanese trading shop Marubeni? They have offices all over the US. Was wondering if anyone knew anything about their energy group. Where are they located? What do they focus on? What physical assets do they have? http://www.marubeni-usa.com/
Commodities focused HFs
Hi guys I am a 3rd year analyst working in a natural resources group at a bulge bracket investment bank. I have developed strong interest and knowledge in sector and want to move to a hedge fund focused on commodities (metals, coal, oil & gas, etc). Can you give me some names of HFs that are active...
Where are commodities heading to?
any thoughts?
LDH energy
Any one have any experience with LDH energy? Want to learn more about the culture and what it's like to work there. Thank you!
Cash VS Gold: The Video
Here's a pretty cool video on why you should invest in Gold over keeping your cash. Set to banging house music. Funny how the legendary investors are shown as buying gold in the present tense. This is obviously a marketing tool for a bullion dealer but, does anyone still buy the gold story? Is it...
Commodities Class: Coal
Aaah yes... finally ! The scourge of liberal dreamers and global warming snake oil salesmen. The delight of evil American business men, with their shiny watches and gas guzzling street tanks. Topic #5 Coal Thanks to record rainfall in the Australian region of Queensland, (the size of Germany+France...
Commodities Class: Natural Gas
The idea for this mini series about commodities and energy came from the forthcoming Energy Rodeo, so perhaps it is time to discuss the uncrowned king of American power... Topic #4 Natural Gas What's that I say? Natural Gas more important than oil? Obviously not the case...not yet, at least... Ever...
Commodities Class: REE's
Okay guys, I promised to focus a little bit more on commodities and energy over the next few days, so here we go... Ideally, I want to use this mini-series as both a crash tutorial for the Energy Rodeo guys, as well as, a pulpit for us Macro Guys to rant about the importance of often ignored...
The Energy Rodeo: 30 days away
Just to remind you guys the Energy Rodeo in Houston is now only a month away. For those of you who haven't registered, take a look here for a breakdown of the festivities. I generally don't like to publicize, but I think this event can be huge for some of you younger guys. If you are coming from a...
Macro trading desks at BB's
From my understanding, bulge bracket banks have macro desks, where traders trade a wide variety of asset classes such as commodities, currencies, rates, etc. Examples of this include Credit Suisse ' s global arbitrage group. Do these groups recruit mostly sell-side traders from other desks? If one...
Bunge Superday?
Hey guys, I have a superday with Bunge for their Risk Mgmt Trainee program next week, what types of questions should I expect? Would it be more fit or technical? Thanks!
Energy S&T bonus
Guys- Interested in hearing about any bonus numbers for the most recent round of bonuses for BB commodities S &T in the US? I know it varies widely and subject to a lot of different constraints(group performance and trading revenues for division), but overall has this been a solid group to start a...
SGX...the sleeping giant
Sometimes truly significant events slip beneath the cracks and few people notice. Our brains are trained to focus on tight definitions and established topics. Occasionally, the result is that we ignore huge events wrapped up in no frills packages. For instance, when I say that I am getting ready to...
The Fabric of our Lives
The fabric of our lives and arguably the most significant commodity in America's relatively short history. Cotton. Something we rarely discuss in finance is making the largest and fastest push seen in the commodity sector, since there has been an official commodity sector. After surging 56% over the...
Dollar hits 15-year low
Back when I was a kid I loved faking sick to get out of school. Who didn't? The puppy dog eyes. The moan and groan. Rolling around on the floor in the fetal position. Being seriously sick, however, is not laughing matter. Sometimes your body just needs to get rid of the germs that have been piling...
Confused about desks
Hi All, I have an FT offer at Citi and am a bit confused about the desk choices. I have to give them my preferences, but was wondering what would be a good choice. How much money does the Global Macro Sales desk pay in bonuses and what are the exit options? Also, how much do Commodities traders make...
How Much do (stock) Traders make for their firms/companies?
Hello! It's my first time posting, but I have been browsing these forums for a long time. I was just wondering how much do stock traders make for the companies they work for on average? If they start the year with, say 500k to trade, how much can they turn it into by the end of the year? 5m? 7m?...
Rates, FX & Commodities Desks in London
Hey guys, We all know there´s no such as a bank ranking for trading, everything depends on the desk and things change a lot because entire desks move between banks, but I wanted to get your opinion on what are the top desks in London for these asset classes at the moment, since they are the ones...
Commodities Trading - Differences between firms?
Anyone know the differences between trading at an oil/energy firm like BP, on a commodities desk at an IB , and at a huge diversified producer/marketer like Glencore/Trafigura, if any? If you had the choice, what would you go for? Thanks in advance.
Hedge Fund Kings
The Financial Times has recently released their top 10 Hedge Fund manager list, and no surprise here, it’s pretty much a cross section of the funds found on this recent thread . (Which I just found out also has a link to the article… Moving on.) Net gains for investors since inception was the...
Trading @ Louis Dreyfus
I've come to understand that Louis Dreyfus is one of the best places to start trading . BB can be too much paper pushing, the quant prop shops too arcade/algorithmic. Louis Dreyfus gets their traders into the best opportunities to learn - think Confessions of a Stock Operator Does anyone know what...
Glencore Phone Interview
Hey primates, Just found out I have a 30min phone interview this Thursday for an entry-level risk management position in London with Glencore. Anyone been through this experience before and care to share some advice? I'm guessing because it's a first-rounder it's mostly going to be fit questions,...
Nuke'em Lloyd
I wasn’t really a big fan of GS but I think they just created what would likely be the most awesome desk in trading history. Someone give Blankfein a white Persian cat. According to the New York Post , Goldman Sachs is about to go nuclear and will be adding uranium to its commodities group.
Crash course in commodities
Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a 1-2 day crash-course in commodities, offered in Toronto, Chicago or New York? Not necessarily looking for an intro to commodity trading but just a refresher on commodities in general. Thanks,
Trading at Oil Company vs. Bank
Currently looking into these two. What are the pro's/cons of trading oil/nat gas/power at a bank vs. big oil company, besides compensation? Tried search, but no direct answer.
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