Commodities
Increased activity in coking coal spot trade raises hopes of a swaps market
The stalled coking coal swaps market may benefit from increasing spot coking coal trade, with more players reportedly belatedly switching over to shorter-term pricing contracts
Basis risk in palm oil market after Indonesia growth
Guessing game
Black River Commodity Trading Fund: Black River Asset Management
13th Annual European Single Manager Awards 2013
Quant Congress Europe: BM&F Bovespa uses close-out model to cut margin
Netting and optimal execution effects may help other CCPs reduce margin requirements, says NYU maths professor Marco Avellaneda
Energy Risk Glossary 2013
Introduction
Experts at the heart of global energy markets
Sponsor's statement: E.ON
Prop trading no longer an option for dealers, says Masters
Commodity businesses must have broad client base to absorb increased regulatory costs, says JP Morgan commodities head
Performance pick-up for equity long/short
Equity long/short regains its glamour
Triple-scoring strategy for commodities generates superior risk-adjusted performance
Triple scoring of commodities: momentum, term structure and idiosyncratic volatility
Gold ETFs can weather latest turmoil as speculative selling eases, say providers
The crash in the gold price in mid-April had dramatic effects on gold ETFs, but some providers say investors' allocations are holding firm
How ETFs could prove useful to insurers
The right tool for the job?
Turning points: SEB's Torbjörn Iwarson
While many investment banks are having a tough time in commodity markets, Swedish bank SEB is going against the grain by increasing its appetite for risk. Torbjörn Iwarson, the bank’s head of commodities, talks to Jay Maroo
Armajaro plans hedge fund diversification and expansion
Staying power
Commodity trader CF Partners launches first hedge fund
CF Partners, active in the commodities market since 2006, has launched a long/short equity hedge fund after hiring Alvaro Ventosa from Spanish fund manager Cygnus Asset Management
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Climbing the charts
Insurers explore exchange-traded funds to boost yield
Exchange-traded future
Collateral and commodity market dynamics in the new normal
The new normal