... funds investing in commodities. Portfolio manager Mihir Worah admits index funds
have been big buyers of futures to hedge against commodity price increases. ...

... of big investors pouring billions of dollars into the commodities markets ... To many
of the agricultural companies at today's Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...

... quite different from the traditional active commodities trader ... direct construction
or trading of futures portfolios ... Commodity ETNs, because of their possible tax ...

... Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) is an independent agency of the US government. ...

... discussion about energy and our future." One of ... with the mandate to regulate commodity
futures and option ... and speculation in the trading of energy commodities. ...

... One way to get exposure to commodities is through a commodity ... These funds track one
of two commodity indices and offset risk by purchasing futures contracts ...

... Wall Street was poised for a steady, if unspectacular, opening _ Dow futures were
up 35 points, or 0.3 percent, at 10,474 while the broader Standard & Poor's ...

... Futures traders like to say the best antidote for high ... put an enormous pressure on
the demand for most commodities. ... I’m long on commodity prices in the short ...

... John Thain on His Own Future & the Market. ... Also, the commodities markets might be
something that NYX should consider, although I'm not sure any synergies could ...

... Other metals are rising along with gold, while energy futures are falling
after a government report shows demand is still weak. ...