Bio-fuels: The changing face of commodities

摘要

There's a new energy source out there. It's known as "bio-fuel," and it could impact everything from sugar to soybean oil to corn this summer. If you are involved in commodities brokerage at any level you would have noticed the recent interest in bio-fuels. Indeed, an entire bio-fuel strategy has emerged. For example, the traders on the front lines of this new area have cash ethanol risk management programs, covering everything from risk-aversion hedging to market research info to technical analysis. It even includes software to link it all to many data platforms with a feature to drop data into Excel spreadsheets for bookkeeping.