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The role of speculators in the futures markets

2020-03-19 01:48:00| Beef

While speculators get the blame when futures markets become volatile, they play an important role in making the markets.

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Labour leader calls bankers speculators and gamblers

2017-12-01 00:09:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Jeremy Corbyn retaliates after Morgan Stanley says a Labour government could be a bigger risk than Brexit.

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Are speculators a necessary evil on futures trading?

2017-02-08 10:55:18| Beef

The futures markets have been called about every name the human mind can conjure up, with speculators a close second. But the markets actions of late show the necessary role speculators play in the dynamics.

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Oil Speculators Shrug Off Huge Stockpiles to Bet on Price Climb

2016-02-16 04:12:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Oil stockpiles at an 86-year high and warnings of a persistent glut weren't enough to keep money managers from betting that prices are ready for a rebound. Speculators' long positions in West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to the highest since June as oil sank toward a 12- year low, according to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data.

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