Commodity markets

The next regulatory era

Market turmoil and political pressure are forcing the US CFTC to consider implementing new derivatives regulation or face potentially draconian rules imposed by Congress, write Gregory Mocek and Athena Velie

Refiners feel the squeeze

While crude oil prices have undergone a 70% decline since July, gasoline has dropped by 75%, taking the crack spread into negative territory. Eric Fishhaut of GlobalView Software looks at this unusual phenomenon

Oil change

George W. Bush ruled that the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve was to be released in significant amounts only in a national emergency. But incoming US president Barack Obama could change that, finds Susan Arterian

Gold and silver trading hits record levels in 2008

Trading in gold and silver reached record levels in 2008, spurred on by the perception of precious metals as a "safe haven" from the credit crisis, according to International Financial Services London (IFSL) Bullion Markets 2009 report.

Fuelling an emissions market

The carbon emissions credits market is heating up as investors are increasingly able to tap into the theme via structured products and exchange-traded funds. But how viable is the carbon theme as an underlying and what challenges do structured products…

The transparency tide

The issue of counterparty risk and how best to convey it to retail investors dominated the agenda at the Structured Products Europe conference. Delegates explored ways of identifying and mitigating risk, while the rise in structured funds and regulation…

Db x-trackers delivers commodity ETF

Db x-trackers, the exchange-traded fund arm of Deutsche Bank, has launched its commodity ETF on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) tracking the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index - Optimum Yield (DBLCI OY Balanced). The db x-trackers DBLCI OY Balanced ETF…

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