Insights and Stories of Tom Polansek

CME to monitor alternate hog pricing against manipulation

Oct. 8, 2013 at 6:22 pm CDT

CME Group, the largest U.S. futures market operator, said Tuesday it will step up surveillance of its lean hog futures next week to prevent price manipulation under a pricing formula the exchange adopted to cope with the shut down of the U.S. government. The closer look from the exchange operator’s […]

With U.S. government shut, private data providers step in

Oct. 5, 2013 at 2:41 am CDT

By Tom Polansek

CBOT soybean futures fall on profit-taking after rally

Sep. 13, 2013 at 4:50 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Corn futures sink after USDA increases U.S. crop; soy soars

Sep. 12, 2013 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Cargill picks new CEO

Sep. 12, 2013 at 1:35 am CDT

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CBOT soy, corn, wheat edge up ahead of USDA harvest view

Sep. 11, 2013 at 5:21 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures crawled higher on Wednesday as hot weather in the U.S. Midwest encouraged traders to expect a lower harvest outlook in a government report due on Thursday. Corn and wheat futures also rose in tentative trading in the run-up to the release of U.S. Department of Agriculture crop […]

By Tom Polansek

CBOT soybeans slip on hopes for rain in U.S. Midwest

Sep. 10, 2013 at 4:06 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures slipped on Tuesday on forecasts for modest rainfall that could bring some relief to crops stressed by recent dryness in the U.S. Midwest. Corn and wheat futures edged higher on positioning ahead of U.S. government crop reports due out on Thursday. The U.S. soybean crop is in […]

By Tom Polansek

Profit-taking pressures U.S. crop futures

Sep. 9, 2013 at 3:33 pm CDT

U.S. grain and soybean futures slid on Monday as traders took profits ahead of a government report that will update the outlook for U.S. harvests. Soybeans have pulled back 3.7 per cent since approaching an 11-month high last week on concerns that heat and dryness will damage the nation’s crop. […]

By Tom Polansek

Cooler, wetter weather outlook drags on CBOT soybeans

Aug. 30, 2013 at 3:00 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures sank to a one-week low on Friday on forecasts for rain and cooler temperatures to relieve stressful crop conditions across the U.S. Midwest grain belt. Wheat and corn futures were mixed. Worries about crop damage from hot and dry weather have supported the soy market recently, with […]

By Tom Polansek

Study finds high-frequency trading not raising futures volatility

Aug. 28, 2013 at 3:27 am CDT

Volatility in futures contracts has remained largely stable in the face of increased participation from high-speed and algorithmic traders often blamed for roiling markets, according to a study issued on Tuesday. The study, released by the Futures Industry Association, examined volatility from roughly 2006 to 2011 in 15 futures contracts […]

By Tom Polansek