Q3 2019 Cross-Commodity Recap

The LNG market is increasingly affected by international relations as much as by supply and demand. Is it time to ask whether LNG is becoming the new oil?

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Trading at Settlement (TAS) is an order type that allows you to execute at a spread to the settlement price at any time during the trading session.

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Physically-delivered WTI Houston (HCL) represents a significant new source of export barrels for the international crude oil market. Check out the latest report co-authored by Wood Mackenzie:

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A record 31 million acres of U.S. cropland was left to be planted at the middle of June due to excessive rainfall. How will the August resurvey build on June's results?

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• Grain/Oilseed Weeklies: record open interest on June 27 (66K) going into the USDA Planting Intention number resulting in a record volume day June 28 (40,211)
• 2nd highest Average Daily Volume in June for Corn Options
• KC Wheat Options hit record open interest on June 20; 109K contracts
• Soybean implied volatility decreasing, call skew increasing through the month of June
• Record OI in Lean Hog Options (467K) on June 17th
• Dry Whey: Tied for record Options Open Interest on 6/4 of 3,788

• In the fourth quarter of 2019, pending regulatory review, CME Group will launch two new financially-settled gold futures contracts denominated in U.S. dollars and Renminbi – Shanghai Gold (USD) futures and Shanghai Gold (CNH) futures.
• These contracts will connect the global liquidity of CME Group's COMEX Gold futures to the world's largest physical gold market in China through SGE.

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• YTD E-micro (10oz) Gold average daily volume stands at 11,495 lots is +83% from 2018. YTD 1,000 oz Silver futures average daily volume stands at 773 lots, +122% vs 2018.
• Fungible with larger GC and SI contracts.
• Affordable, requiring lower initial capital outlay, with lower margin and exchange fees.

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