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Atlas trades quite a bit of the ethanol crush OTC products. Not sure of all of the details, but I know they do decent volume. Progressive Fuels also does some, but I know very little about that company.

the pit is options only. Not sure of the volume in OJ options, but coffee and cotton always quote a fairly tight market in the options (as softs go). I've always gotten decent fills on options spreads, even on the electronic spread book

Like EMG said, try FCS. Atlas, First Capital, et al trade in these products. Depending on your structure (individual, hedge, corp), expect to have a minimum deposit of 1-3 mm, and a networth >5mm.

depends how advanced you need to get I suppose. Not an options expert myself, but you might ask Heech, I know he is very much involved in futures options trading. I use ProphetX and have used CQG...both offer options analysis with "what if" inputs to model price / vola changes etc. To...

"The Wednesday that is thirty days prior to the third Friday of the calendar month immediately following the month in which the contract expires ("Final Settlement Date"). If the third Friday of the month subsequent to expiration of the applicable VIX futures contract is a CBOE holiday, the...

yes, I have traded both cash (merchandising) and futures (spread management) for a mid size grain company in the past. PM me any specific questions, I'd be happy to share.

you didn't specify futures or equities focus, but if interested in futures / futures options, Advantage Futures has a trading room in Downers Grove area...although you would have to clear through them to access it.

One of my favorite non-intraday strategies is cattle crush...always found it a lot easier to feed cattle on paper than in the feedyard...no death loss or high vaccination/antibiotic cost in Chicago :D

Ziegenbock, any of the Shiner beers, and for the cheap dates, Lonestar

mgz: I've worked in both environments, cash trading and futures trading. The cash side CAN BE more of a sales position if you arent at the top, be aware of that. If you are more of an aggressive, independent type (as I am), the futures side will definitely fit your personality better. PM...

as a born, raised, and very proud TEXAN (and cattle and grain trader), I completely agree....hard work and personal responsibility go far in any line of work, but especially in this one. And by the way...we do EVERYTHING better :)

Newedge is minimum $3 million.

You can use the calendar spreads if you don't have access to swaps. The CZ10/CZ12 calendar was used all day as the indicator for future CZ10 movement. OTC swaps went home indicating 5.66 -5.68 cz0.

agree with local. With the early harvest, and country elevators needing to quick ship the bushels, especially in areas such as KS where big crops of corn, milo and beans are coming off directly following a large wheat crop that is still mostly in storage due to the sizeable carries.....those...