New CFTC Rules May Be a Boon to Commodity-Related Stocks and ETFs [View article]
Just read the authors linked post at Inefficient Frontiers on The Emperor Losing His Clothes and agree 100%. It's an excellent and succinct description of the problems of Commodities-as-an-Asse...
New CFTC Rules May Be a Boon to Commodity-Related Stocks and ETFs [View article]
"The most likely long-term outcome of any robust CFTC position limits will be a reevaluation of the entire commodity-as-asset-class story at both the retail and institutional levels."
This would be a, most definitely, favorable outcome. The only losers would be the dealers that are pitching assets allocations of as high as 20% for commodities, a non-earning asset that only realizes any value in its ultimate consumption.
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New CFTC Rules May Be a Boon to Commodity-Related Stocks and ETFs [View article]
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New CFTC Rules May Be a Boon to Commodity-Related Stocks and ETFs [View article]
This would be a, most definitely, favorable outcome. The only losers would be the dealers that are pitching assets allocations of as high as 20% for commodities, a non-earning asset that only realizes any value in its ultimate consumption.