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Learn how traders at top hedge funds and Goldman Sachs think about psychology, risk and probabilities to become better ...

Explore the role of futures strips in the energy sector. Learn how they lock in prices of sequential contracts, aiding ...

President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

All strategies mix good days and bumper years with bad days and market-lagging returns. For commodities traders in 2025, it was more of the latter. Conflict in the Middle East caused volatility in oil ...

Commodity Trading Week Americas and Energy Trading Week Northeast take place in Stamford, CT, on June 17-18, 2026. Register ...

WTI crude touched $114.58 a barrel on April 7, 2026 before sliding back to $99.89 by April 27, a roughly $29 swing inside ...

Commodity traders say they are facing higher costs and disruptions because of President Donald Trump’s “tweet-driven” market swings, prompting some European companies to consider changing their work ...

For decades, the world’s biggest commodity traders have sought to remain outside of politics, doing deals with anyone who has natural resources to buy or sell. Now, Donald Trump is changing the rules ...

BGN added two more senior oil traders to its roster, the latest in a series of industry veterans to join the commodity ...