Cargill
Seeing red over blue-chip swap in Argentina’s NDF fiasco
Emta protocol salve aside, peso settlement rate snafu is a warning for emerging market FX derivatives
End-users press Congress for Dodd-Frank fixes
Commodity firms blast CFTC over hedge exemptions to position limits
Managing risk in agricultural commodities
Introduction
Adapting to change in agricultural commodities markets
A swap dealer’s products and services should offer the necessary flexibility and control to respond in real time to market volatility and changing business dynamics
CFTC’s Giancarlo slams automatic cut to dealer threshold
Commissioner questions need to slash de minimis level to $3 billion
The secrets of successful energy trading firms
Training programmes, innovation and risk-taking among top traits
Dodd-Frank swap dealer rules tricky, says Cargill compliance head
Swap dealers playing a guessing game while complying with CFTC rules
Cargill reveals 'struggle' with Dodd-Frank swap dealer rules
Rules are uphill battle for non-financial firms, says compliance chief
E.on trading arm makes changes at the top
Fontaine leaves BNP Paribas; GDF Suez hires Standard Bank coal head; Trafigura opens Moscow office; LME names new CEO; Morgan Stanley hires oil trader
Commodity trading houses face questions over systemic risk
The rapid growth of commodity trading houses has led critics to question whether these firms have become a source of systemic risk. But trading houses strongly reject such arguments, and suggest they are little more than paper tigers. Alexander Osipovich…
Head oil trader leaves Barclays
Senior energy trader exits JP Morgan; New Morgan Stanley gas origination team; Giancarlo nominated for CFTC role; Costantino joins Cargill; Noble nabs Shell power trader
Outlook for commodity trading in Asia
Eye to the east
On the move
On the move
Exodus from Cargill’s Singapore operation
Entire palm and vegetable oil trading team exits trading house
US House Ags Committee reviews Treasury derivatives plan
Members of the US House Agriculture Committee voiced concerns today that government proposals for regulating over-the-counter derivatives would negatively affect end users.
Refco buys Cargill Investor Services
New York-based financial services group Refco has agreed to buy Cargill Investor Services (CIS) from its parent, agricultural group Cargill, for up to $400 million.
Cargill Investor Services expands into Italy
Cargill Investor Services, the futures and options broking unit of commodities trading company Cargill, has joined the Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM) - part of the Borsa Italiana - as a general clearing member.
Chicago Board of Trade president Vitale resigns
David Vitale has resigned as president and chief executive of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Bernard Dan, an executive vice-president at the exchange who joined from Cargill Investor Services in 2001, where he was president and chief executive, will…