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Enron Commodity Trading was Not Original
If one were to go an annual report for El Paso Energy from 2000; they would find on page 11 of the shareholders report a picture of their 80,000 square foot trading floor, with 700 merchant staff. Enron many thought had in fact originated this; once upon a time claiming to be the largest in the world energy trading floor.

Commodity Traders Asked to Pay Attention to Grain and Exotic Commodity Sectors
The grain futures and food futures may be poised to lead the commodity markets higher into the Spring and early Summer of next year.

Announcing Managed Futures with Foss Mountain Capital: Help for High Net Worth Investors to Position Their Investment Portfolios in Today's Volat
Foss Mountain Capital breaks down the details of a managed futures account and outlines the benefits therein. They also explain the due diligence process of manager search and selection.

How To Make Money With Commodity Trading
Since the advent of the internet commodity trading has grown by leaps and bounds and just about anybody with a computer and a few spare dollars can get into the market. Here's how to make money with commodity trading.

Altegris Investments, Inc. Launches ManagedFutures.com: Updated Research and Marketing Website for Managed Futures Investors and Commodity Trading Adv
Altegris Investments, Inc. (Altegris) formally announced today the launch of a complete update to the ManagedFutures.com website (www.managedfutures.com), which provides a public face for the managed futures capabilities of the firm. This new version of ManagedFutures.com includes many significant new features designed to help investors (including individual investors and institutional allocators) and managers (including Commodity Trading Advisors and Commodity Pool Operators) meet their goals in the managed futures space.

A Primer on Commodity Trading
Although most investors are solely familiar with equity trading, such as stocks or mutual funds, or investing in debt, such as bonds, commodity trading tends to be ignored despite the fact that it possesses many advantages over other types of investment instruments. Let's begin by defining what a 'commodity' is in the first place.

SunGard's Kiodex Real Time Enhanced with Expanded Market Coverage for Commodity Trading
SunGard has released additional capabilities for its Kiodex Real Time trade capture, position-keeping, mark-to-market and risk management solution for commodities. The enhancements provide expanded coverage of trading venues to include several new markets under the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), giving firms the ability to access real-time trade and pricing data on a single platform.

How Commodity Trading Differs from Stock Trading
There are major differences between trading stocks and trading futures. While stories of fortunes made or lost overnight on the futures markets are largely untrue, the futures trader, if using a sound trading system, can usually make more money on the futures market and make it much faster.

African American Investment Expert Wrote the Book on Commodity Trading -- Enlightening African American and Young Investors and Offering One Month Com
Shownna Clarke's upwardly mobile corporate growth has taken her from TIAA-CREF Investment Accounting Associate to Credit Suisse First Boston Account Coordinator to Assistant Vice President of International Sales at one of the world's oldest and most prestigious investment firms. She is an investment expert who is wholly qualified to guide you through the relatively obscure and rewarding world of commodity trading. In "ABC's to Commodity Trading: the Handbook for Beginners," Clarke shares with her readers how to make up to $1,000 on a penny price move.

BCM Launches CTA Database For Managed Futures Investors
Balarie Capital Management recently announced that they have launched a free CTA database that tracks several hundred Commodity Trading Advisors. The CTA database allows individual and institutional investors (family offices, endowments, pensions) to view performance data on several hundred different Commodity Trading Advisors from all over the globe. Each CTA program contains 2 full pages of performance results, statistical data, and comparison analysis. In addition, database subscribers can search for specific managers based on specific criteria or combine managers to create their own custom portfolios.

Leverage and Commodities Trading - The Basic Terminology
Commodities trading, like any other commodity trading, utilize a principle called "leverage" to expand the reach of the investor Much like mechanical leverage in your old physics class, financial leverage is about multiplying the amount of motion you get from the energy you put into a transaction

The Role Of A CTA, Commodity Trading Advisor
Commodity Trading Advisor, Genuine Trading Solutions, a registered CTA with the CFTC, says the role today of a CTA is constantly evolving.

Market Risk - Not To Be Ignored or Overlooked
The first of a two part article&. Fund managers, whether they be equity or bond traders, know all too well that returns are not simply a result of their asset selection prowess. Many external factors come into play. But what are the issues facing the professional money manager.

Online Commodity Trading - Learning To Trade Futures
What is a Futures Contract?

Vision Capital Management (Commodity Trading Advisor) Announces April 2008 Returns
Vision Capital Management, a Commodity Trading Advisor trading commodity futures, has announced its April 2008 returns at http://www.forwardthinking.vc. Vision Capital Management trend-follows 55 commodity futures markets on 14 exchanges over 6 continents. The most active commodity futures markets that Vision Capital Management traded in April were Crude Oil futures, Cocoa futures, S&P 500 futures, and Pork Belly futures.