- ICE Futures Expands CME Rivalry With Plan to Offer Grains
- By Marvin G. Perez | @04-13-12
- IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) (ICE) plans to offer futures and options in U.S. grains and oilseeds, expanding competition with CME Group (CME) (CME) Inc., the leader in agriculture products. Futures in corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean oil and soybean meal will debut May 14 on ICE Futures U.S., subject to ...
- Report: Most states doing poor job tracking tax breaks
- By Associated Press | @04-13-12
- Most states are doing a poor job tracking whether their tax breaks for businesses are actually spurring job growth, including some that have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into corporate incentive programs even while grappling with record deficits, according to a new report. The report released Thursday by ...
- ICE Expands US Commodities Unit In Challenge To CME
- By -Electronic futures planned in corn, beans, wheat | @04-13-12
- Electronic futures planned in corn, beans, wheat -Move comes as CME manages client backlash over MF Global -Exchanges have poor record in challenging dominance CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE) on Thursday announced a big push into U.S. agricultural futures, in a challenge to the dominance ...
- Scott Shellady Discusses Forces At Play In The Commodities Markets
- From Internet | @04-13-12
- Scott Shellady Discusses Forces At Play In The Commodities Markets Scott Shellady discusses the forces at play in the commodities markets, and what to be watching for in the coming weeks and months.Scott Shellady discusses the forces at play in the commodities markets, and what to be watching for in ...
- Exchanges Set to Tax Heavy Quoters
- By Peter Chapman | @04-12-12
- Plans by two of the major exchange operators to reduce the amount of messages that pass through their systems have received mixed reviews. Last month, both Direct Edge and Nasdaq OMX announced policies to curb what they consider to be excessive messaging by fining firms that don't produce enough ...
- No Sugar Coating Necessary: Trading Volume Still Stinks
- By Steven Russolillo | @04-11-12
- This just in: Trading volume still stinks. Not withstanding the recent pullback, stocks are up big this year, yet low levels of volume continue to accompany the rally. March's daily volume average of 6.59 billion shares traded per day was the lowest monthly average since December 2007, according to the ...
- Milton Friedman Proved Wrong by Aluminum Market
- By Peter Orszag | @04-11-12
- Commodity prices have fluctuated substantially over the past few years. The controversial question is, are financial speculators to blame? In general, prices are determined by underlying forces of physical supply and demand. But with regard to at least one commodity -- aluminum -- and at least for brief ...
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