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Today?s guest co-host is Nick Howard of QuikStrike
The Grand Marketplace: Industry group believes CME Group should suspend open-outcry trading if Globex crashes after an exchange outage in April.??
- Ags: Wheat futures cap 10-month slump, falling 9.4% from a 14-month high on May 6. Soybean prices rise on tight supplies, increasing $.20 to settle at $14.85 a bushel. Corn prices plummeted, ending a 4.7% weekly slide. Coffee prices soar as Brazil cuts harvest estimate.
- Metals: Hedge funds cut bullish gold futures bets, while gold rise on Indian demand.?
- Energy: Oil prices settle at three-week highs.
The Scrolls: Listener questions and comments
- Question from Seahound – I know about Trade Alert and Livevol. Those services are great, but they focus on equity options. Are there any services or platforms out there that focus on futures options analytics?
- Question from Alan Gergory – Is the standard multiplier for futures options 100 like it is for equity options? Or do they us some other system?
- Comment from Charles Dectan, New Orleans, LA -?I agree with Jeff from the recent episode. Hellen was great! You guys need to get her on the show more often. She brings a unique perspective to the grains markets.