School’s in session! Futures market speculators


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Jan 03 2025 25 mins   1

  • Commodity trading advisor (CTA) assets under management

    • Down from 2022 peak but still significant



  • Large CTAs trade as many as 250 futures contracts globally

    • Which category manages the majority of assets?



  • Between January 2021 and February 2024, fund managers rode corn from record-long to record-short positions

    • How many contracts did they sell?



  • How were speculators positioned in last year's soybean oil market?

  • Lack of speculator liquidity likely helped fuel cocoa rally in 2024

  • Mark your calendars for our next webinar! Not to be missed!

    • Key Ingredients in 2025

    • January 29, 2025 11am PT / 2pm ET

    • Registration opens soon at mckeany-flavell.com




Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO

Expert: Shawn Bingham, Director of Commodity Risk Management