Futures contracts

Measuring unexpected price changes can be accomplished using a widely accepted value at risk calculation. Once you know the risks to your firm, what can you do about it? One technique is to take three specific steps to monitor and control your company’s price risks.

David Becker discusses the way to lock in future leather prices using a financial product

How buyers and sellers can use zero-cost collars and other risk management strategies to participate in higher (or lower) commodity prices

David Becker explains how using derivatives can help protect profit margins during times of market volatility

CME Group’s busheling futures contracts traded 66 lots (1,320 gross tons) on Tuesday January 25, up from 15 lots during the previous session

Fastmarkets looks at some of the dynamics that could come into play in 2022 for the US ferrous scrap market

Fastmarkets index manager Peter Hannah asks the question, “which lithium prices best reflect market condition?” and explores the value of spot price

Recently launched futures contracts can help mitigate significant volatility in the lithium market, but in the long term it is supply shortages that will keep buyers awake at night, according to market experts speaking at Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Markets conference 2021 in Las Vegas.

Understand the financial pulp market and how it compares to other top traded commodities