Todd Shriber:  Commodities novices and seasoned vets alike need to be aware of the “C” word and by “C” word I don’t mean corn, cotton or Cushing, Oklahoma. I mean contango. The simple definition of contango is when the price of a near-dated, or front-month, futures contract is above Read more…

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So you’re tired of getting gouged at the pump and would like to extract some manner of revenge against the high price of oil and gasoline. Great idea. But before you wander into the oil futures pits of the NYMEX or snap up a conveniently bundled ETF Read more…

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If the forecasts of Jay Feuerstein, the CEO of managed futures trading firm 2100 Xenon, come true, a lot of investors are going to get crushed by an oncoming train wreck in commodities and equities. “You’ve got global Read more…

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Two days ago in Vienna, the 12 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) spent five hours bickering, and ultimately failed to reach an agreement to increase production quotas. This was the first time that happened in 20 years. That’s not particularly good news for motorists, who could be facing higher prices at the pump as a result. Crude traders were stunned, and sent oil prices Read more…

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ETF assets climbed to a new all time record in April according to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange, with a total of $1.14 trillion in more than 1,200 products at the end of last month Read more…

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Barclays Bank PLC rolled out 18 new exchange-traded notes on Thursday, introducing a new suite of products designed to give investors exposure to various commodities. Each of the new ETNs Read more…

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Recently we sat spoke with Sal Gilbertie President of Teucrium to discuss the market for commodity ETPs and how these investments could make for an interesting component of a Read more…

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Teucrium Trading LLC (Teucrium) announced the filing with the SEC of registration statements for five new single-commodity Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). These ETFs intend to use the proceeds Read more…

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