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Week 6 Trading
This week I spent a lot of time downloading and manipulating Bloomberg data in Excel. In spirit of our upcoming project proposals, I thought I’d share how to use the Bloomberg Excel Add-In. The terminal is a very good source … Continue reading
Week 5 Trading
EPA on Ethanol Blend This week in our lab, we discuss an EPA decision to reduce ethanol use in gasoline next year. My immediate thought was that it would lower the demand for both ethanol and corn, reducing both prices. … Continue reading
Week 4 Trading
This week, I decided to trade without using the BB terminal. I thought that it would allow me to step back and look at the bigger picture. But having got so used to information at my fingertips, I kept on … Continue reading
Week 3 Trading
Open Interest This week I decided to learn about open interest, a concept very useful to futures trading. Open interest is the total number of options and/or futures contracts that are not closed or delivered on a particular day. It … Continue reading
Week 2 Trading
Market Summary The following is a Bloomberg (BB) graph of this week’s front-month future prices for our three commodities (wheat, soybeans, and corn). The starkest change over the week is given by the 5.84% increase in the wheat price. The … Continue reading
Bloomberg Terminal & Trading Plan
Bloomberg Terminal For those interested, there’s a Bloomberg terminal on campus. It’s located in CLC 222, the Sauder computer lab in the Canaccord Learning Commons. It’s quite useful for trading; it has live price information, graphs, news, and other useful … Continue reading