NR ttrading in transition: Who will dominate the scene?

摘要

The ruies of the game in rubber trading are fast getting redefined much to the disadvantage of small traders vho dominated the scene for decades. It appears that he days of small NR traders are over with the advent of futures trading which shot into prominence over physical trading. Smartness and alertness are the key words for survival in this sensitive scenario. The grow-ing demand-supply gap, the baffling volatility in prices, the dominance of big traders and the communications revolution have actually created a virtual turmoil in the whole pattern of NR trading in the last few years. The following is a Rubber Asia probe into this turmoil.