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eh...not a big deal...nobody wanted to buy a lock limit last week that close to FND, and we've been in delivery all week this week, who would step in to buy with no decent chance of being able to get out? Feb holding nicely @ 79.50ish (+/- 50cents), we'll see if the selling eventually moves...

Hershey and a few other end users came out warning the government today about impending sugar shortages, etc. Rice anyone?? Let the Shorting begin!

If you are just looking for a self clearing broker and want a free order entry, then there are still better options. Try RCG and the Onyx platform, it has good functionality for a free platform, although nothing is as good as a paid for obviously. ADM has some free platforms as well, via...

eh maybe you are right. I still get a lot of good solid info out of the grain pits via some friends down on the floor, was hoping to be able to get at least some of that same type of info for energies...may not be possible though. Time to look through the old Roll-a-dex and see if I can get...

Yea that is true. Used to have a contact over in crude options, but I sort of lost contact with him since 2006, still IM some guys over in grains, but now have nobody in energy, so thought squawk would be the next best thing.

Good volume still done on the floor. The screen isn't everything...yet...although it is headed that way. And I have my reasons, so just answer the question...oh wait...you never have any answers, you just infect threads like a bad parasite. NEXT!

I used to have a squawk feed from the NYMEX for both crude and nat gas, but dropped it back in 2006 when I shifted focus to more grain trading than energies. Would like to get that feed again but cannot find it on the NYMEX site. Is it still available? Can't seem to find one at the usual...

just covering....a lot of people got caught on the wrong side right ahead of delivery.

Don't give up yet....I'll be selling the Oct fat/hog spread BIG TIME on Monday...I'll catch you on it later...if not I'll have a chart showing why up this weekend over at the top secret headquarters :D

add X9/X0 beans to that list of shorts on the radar...not there yet, but getting close.

yea its a lot of spreading against Dec from both the Oct and Feb. The decline in hogs should end next week, but I also think they'll continue to spread against Dec.

Correct, this should be the move higher in beans that China was looking for. looking at it on an mt price basis, China's offering is getting close to being a market offer.

caught it out in the Nov. beans, had some bids working in the 2010 spreads but didn't get any of those.

when the options expire, the volume will move (or have already moved) out to the next month, so don't be a hero...move with it out to Dec. As you get close to op-ex, monitor the volume and open interest, and as you see the shift happen, go with the flow...better opportunities will be in the...

depends...I ALWAYS use them on positions held overnight, but not necessarily always on intra-day positions. Always use them in the beans, but rarely use a "hard" stop in the corn or wheat markets intra-day. I'd recommend them for sure, and eventually you'll get better at knowing where to...

ditto on this. Advantage is the lowest cost/best service out there imo.

if you are doing it yourself (self directed) and doing less than...say 500 r/ts a month, you'll probably be looking to pay around $6.00 per r/t. If you are needing full service, I've seen everything from $30 to $75 per r/t. Seems like most of the full service commissions are in the $50-60...

yea coffee has traded fairly normally today...I'm showing 4K on volume, and currently 6x4 on a 3 tick spread. If you want a lot of volume, the softs probably aren't for you...this is just how it is. Best soft volume is sugar, followed by cotton. Wait till a big order comes in one day...you'll...

crush some cattle anyone? looks like it may be time to start being a paper feedyard.

Ditto...except my beverage of choice is Dos Equis or Shiner Bock (brewed in TX baby!). I drink enough in one day to make most woozy for a four day weekend, but I'm 100% Texan, and all German heritage, so don't be a pussy and drink up...the darker beer the better!