Volatile market: Now, brokers bat for commodity futures (The Times of India) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:47:11 GMT Brokers feel that commodity futures may be a safer bet than the equity F&Os at this moment, even as experts have their reservations, saying the new option may be risky too. Click Here for Other Details

Kenya: Global Commodity Boom Fails to Spur Local Listed Stocks (AllAfrica.com) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:45:03 GMT Listed agricultural companies are struggling to capture investor interest despite the rally in global commodity prices. Click Here for Other Details

Brokers oppose transaction tax (Express India) Published on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:04:54 GMT Brokers have opposed the government's decision to levy commodities transaction tax on options and futures, saying that such a measure would encourage transactions in gray markets. Click Here for Other Details

04-03-2008: Dow Jones, S&P flat as Alcoa, Exxon rise; Nasdaq falls (The Edge Daily) Published on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:39:29 GMT NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 ended little changed on Monday as soaring commodity prices lifted Alcoa and Exxon Mobil, offsetting fears of more fallout from the housing slump, while the Nasdaq fell after brokers cut their price targets on Apple. Click Here for Other Details

Stocks flat as Alcoa, Exxon rise; Nasdaq falls (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Published on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:13:05 GMT The Dow and the S&P 500 ended little changed on Monday as soaring commodity prices Click Here for Other Details

CFTC Approves Program Designed to Allow for Increased Capital Efficiency and Transparency (CFTC.gov) Published on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:52:05 GMT Washington, DC ? The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order under Section 4d of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) that will permit ICE Clear US, Inc. (ICE Clear) and the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) to establish a non-proprietary cross-margining program. Click Here for Other Details

Markets Mixed (Australasian Investment Review via Yahoo!7 Finance) Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:55:00 GMT Wall Street rose, fell and then bounced a touch at the end on mixed business and economic news, but for the third time this week, commodities was where the action was. ? Wall Street finished up by just under 1% as a US Federal Reserve report spoke of falling levels of activity in many parts of the country since January, the services sector staged a small recovery last month, but the resuce of a ... Click Here for Other Details

Commodity turnover tax, a pain (rediff.com) Published on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:59:22 GMT The tax rate would be 0.0025 per cent. CTT would be Rs 25 for every Rs 100,000 worth transaction. On a conservative estimate, CTT would fetch the government between Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion) and Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) if trade volumes in last two years were taken as guide. Click Here for Other Details

Seoul stocks edge down, weighed by credit worries (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) Published on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:45:57 GMT SEOUL, March 4 - Seoul stocks fell slightly by mid-morning on Tuesday, erasing initial gains, as worries over the global credit squeeze hit banks and brokers, offsetting strength in shipping firms such as Korea Line . Click Here for Other Details

Flat Finish Is Just Fine (Forbes) Published on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:01:47 GMT After steep early losses on a plethora of bad news, Wall Street rallied into the close. Click Here for Other Details

Volatile market: Now, brokers bat for commodity futures - Times of India Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:42:42 GMT Volatile market: Now, brokers bat for commodity futures Times of India, India - 6 hours ago But not willing to lose clients, brokers are also inducing clients to place bets on commodities like gold, silver and crude, which are witnessing a bull run ... Click Here for Other Details

FMC backs brokers demand forwithdrawal of CTT - Economic Times Published on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:18:15 GMT FMC backs brokers demand forwithdrawal of CTT Economic Times, India - Mar 2, 2008 Mumbai-based commodity brokers, who have been affected by this tax have approached the FMC, asking it to intervene with the Government and seek the tax's ... Click Here for Other Details

Single rogue trade costs broker millions - Globe and Mail Published on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:32:42 GMT Single rogue trade costs broker millions Globe and Mail, Canada - Feb 29, 2008 That happened yesterday when MF Global Inc., one of the world's largest commodity brokers, announced that a rogue trader had cost the company $141.5-million ... Click Here for Other Details

ICE Canada Grain/Oilseed Review:Canola Limit Down On Soyoil - FXstreet.com The Futures Market Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:15:07 GMT ICE Canada Grain/Oilseed Review:Canola Limit Down On Soyoil FXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - 5 hours ago Commodity-funds selling appeared near the close, although traders felt they sold only about 1000-1500 May contracts. Western barley rallied in moderate ... ICE Canola Lower In Overnight Trade FXstreet.com The Futures Market ICE Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola Down Limit With Soyoil Losses FXstreet.com The Futures Market all 13 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Yes Bank to raise $175 mn via QIP - Business Standard Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:49:15 GMT Yes Bank to raise $175 mn via QIP Business Standard, India - 9 hours ago Banks should be allowed to act as brokers in commodity exchanges because of their better risk management policies, Rana Kapoor, chairman, managing director ... Click Here for Other Details

GFI Named Top Commodity Broker - FOXBusiness Published on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:58:57 GMT GFI Named Top Commodity Broker FOXBusiness - Feb 8, 2008 GFI Group, Inc (Nasdaq: GFIG) has been named top commodity broker in Energy Risk magazine's annual rankings. In the results, released today, ... Click Here for Other Details

Brokers oppose transaction tax - Financial Express Published on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:09:52 GMT Hindu Business Line Brokers oppose transaction tax Financial Express, India - Mar 3, 2008 Several brokers were of the view that when the Indian Economy was integrating with the global Economy the cost of transactions at Indian commodity exchanges ... Commodity market yet to recover from CTT shock Commodity Online Mkts unable to bear CTT: NCDEX Moneycontrol.com all 27 news articles Click Here for Other Details

Global commodity boom fails to spur local listed stocks - Business Daily Africa Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:01:17 GMT Global commodity boom fails to spur local listed stocks Business Daily Africa, Kenya - 6 hours ago ... from demand in the commodities market, but it is not as substantial to the local market,? says Chris Munene, a dealer at Bob Mathews, stock brokers. ... Click Here for Other Details

US STOCKS-Futures fall after weak Intel forecast - Guardian Published on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:37:23 GMT US STOCKS-Futures fall after weak Intel forecast Guardian, UK - Mar 4, 2008 ... soaring commodity prices lifted Alcoa and Exxon Mobil, offsetting fears of more fallout from the housing slump, while the Nasdaq fell after brokers cut ... Click Here for Other Details

CITY OFFICE FOR BROKERS - Express & Echo Published on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:58:15 GMT CITY OFFICE FOR BROKERS Express & Echo, UK - 11 hours ago Many farms no longer get their main income from agricultural commodity production or rents. Clients often require a mixture of residential and commercial ... Click Here for Other Details