Futures Trading in Food Staples and Energy Under Threat

Posted by Tim Hope on 5/9/08 9:41 am

It is widely acknowledged that the global financial community is increasingly interconnected.  A troubling trend in the current environment is emerging in the form of bans, or proposed restrictions, on futures trading in some food and energy contracts.  The global financial marketplace depends on the reliable clearing of all manner of standardized futures contracts.  The imposition of government restrictions in the interest of economic nationalism and domestic political appeasement holds the potential for unpleasant, unintended consequences.

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