Biggest Cocoa Trade in More Than a Decade Rattles London Market; Squeeze sent July futures to a 240 pound premium to September; Measure of cocoa supplies has fallen to lowest in four decades
Isis Almeida, Dayanne Sousa and Mumbi Gitau - Bloomberg
The biggest cocoa trade in more than a decade is rattling the London exchange, bringing back memories of when a hedge fund manager known as "Chocfinger" tried to corner the market. Two years of deficits have dramatically reduced stockpiles of the key chocolate ingredient, with a measure of supplies at its lowest in four decades. That's left traders vulnerable to a squeeze - when they're unable to find enough supplies to deliver to buyers as contracts expire, and are forced to buy back futures.
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Isis Almeida, Dayanne Sousa and Mumbi Gitau - Bloomberg
The biggest cocoa trade in more than a decade is rattling the London exchange, bringing back memories of when a hedge fund manager known as "Chocfinger" tried to corner the market. Two years of deficits have dramatically reduced stockpiles of the key chocolate ingredient, with a measure of supplies at its lowest in four decades. That's left traders vulnerable to a squeeze - when they're unable to find enough supplies to deliver to buyers as contracts expire, and are forced to buy back futures.
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