Dan O’Neil, A Principal At XPRESSTRADE, Talks About Today’s Futures Markets In The August Stocks & Commodities Magazine

We’ve been hearing more and more about the upcoming hurricane season because of last year’s record damage. Obviously, severe weather can cause havoc in some commodity markets. What are a few futures markets to look at in terms of potential storm-related shocks?

While nobody likes to think about profiting from a natural disaster that upends so many people’s lives, the fact is that many commodity markets have long been subject to the ebbs and flows of weather. In fact, adverse weather is one of the main challenges that many commodity producers face, and futures and options were designed largely to help producers manage and mitigate such risks. Weather-related action in many of these markets just naturally opens up opportunities for speculators as well. Read More....