Canadians are overly focused on investing in stocks of commodity-producing companies and are missing out on diversification by not investing in underlying raw materials.Including “pure” commodities as a stand-alone asset class can enhance overall portfolio diversification, says Criterion Investments. That’s because commodity prices are historically uncorrelated to other asset classes, responding differently to economic and […]
New York-based futures broker MF Global announced that it has suffered a US$141.5 million trading loss, due to an apparent rogue trader.The firm announced that during the early hours of Wednesday morning, February 27, a registered representative in one of its U.S. branch offices, trading in the wheat futures market in his personal account, substantially […]
Hearing scheduled for September
Futures on commodities will be available throughout the business week with a one-hour trading halt each day
Committee says the Commodity Futures Act may not have kept pace with market innovation and evolution
Staying current is important to Ontario’s capital markets, says minister