(A hedger is not interested in making a profit off the movements in price of a commodity futures contract, but rather in shifting his risk of
loss on the commodity itself due to adverse price change.)
Because futures traders tend to trade often, a surprisingly large number find that the total brokerage commissions they pay during their trading career is close to the total
losses on their commodity investments.
Not exact matches
Iron ore miner BC Iron has fallen into the red with a net
loss of $ 158.5 million for the financial year,
on the back of impairments and falling
commodity prices, and has declared no dividend payout.
Diversified miner Independence Group has booked a $ 58.8 million net
loss for the 2016 financial year,
on the back of acquisition costs and lower
commodity prices.
The year - over-year difference was primarily attributable to a $ 47.2 million
loss on net
commodity price risk management activity in 2018, as well as first quarter 2018 impairments totaling $ 33.2 million.
The company has also had to take big
losses related to write - downs of the value of its oil and gas assets, to reflect the lower prices these energy
commodities are garnering
on the open market.
After JPMorgan recently resisted a settlement with the nation's
commodities trading regulator, the people briefed
on the matter said, the agency began drafting a lawsuit connected to the bank's multibillion - dollar «London whale» trading
loss last year.
Oil prices rose, reversing earlier
losses, after a North Sea pipeline shut for repairs and investors focused
on commodities following the New York blast.
U.K. shares recovered from early
losses to trade marginally higher
on Thursday as higher
commodity prices helped lift mining and energy stocks and the pound weakened slightly after the release of disappointing services sector data.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized
losses / (gains)
on commodity hedges, impairment
losses,
losses / (gains)
on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation and timing impacts of preferred stock dividends.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income / (
loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, other expense / (income), net, provision for / (benefit from) income taxes; in addition to these adjustments, the Company excludes, when they occur, the impacts of depreciation and amortization (excluding integration and restructuring expenses)(including amortization of postretirement benefit plans prior service credits), integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized
losses / (gains)
on commodity hedges, impairment
losses,
losses / (gains)
on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and
losses), and equity award compensation expense (excluding integration and restructuring expenses).
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized
losses / (gains)
on commodity hedges, impairment
losses,
losses / (gains)
on the sale of a business, and nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and
losses), and including when they occur, adjustments to reflect preferred stock dividend payments
on an accrual basis.
Adjusted EPS is defined as diluted earnings per share excluding, when they occur, the impacts of integration and restructuring expenses, merger costs, unrealized
losses / (gains)
on commodity hedges, impairment
losses,
losses / (gains)
on the sale of a business, nonmonetary currency devaluation (e.g., remeasurement gains and
losses), and U.S. Tax Reform, and including when they occur, adjustments to reflect preferred stock dividend payments
on an accrual basis.
What this says is while the usual market factors surrounding OPEC and inventories may affect sentiment, the other factors are the longs (bulls) went short (bears, resulting
on «length liquidation») and
commodity trading algorithms kicked in as prices fell («self - reinforced stop
losses» and «robots smelling blood in the water»).
Adjusted EBITDA and segment Adjusted EBITDA reflect adjustments for interest expense, net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, including accelerated depreciation, and the following adjustments discussed above: non-cash mark - to - market adjustments and cash settlements
on interest rate swaps, provision for legal settlement, transaction costs and integration costs, restructuring and plant closure costs, assets held for sale, inventory valuation adjustments
on acquired businesses, mark - to - market adjustments
on commodity and foreign exchange hedges and foreign currency gains and
losses on intercompany loans.
Well, if it's no big deal to take
losses on your most valuable
commodities then none of this matters, they might as well trade him for some lemon heads if it's «so what»... lol, but it was never my position that they cared or that it mattered to them (i'm sure it does since they have their money
on the line) but if it doesn't then it doesn't lol
Kyle Floyd was Air Force's version of a nickel back last year, and Lakota Wills recorded six tackles for
loss (second
on the team) as the rarest of Air Force
commodities: a freshman contributor.
«We need to focus
on the opportunities, as we partner with our development partners to create storage facilities to minimize post-harvest
losses; and as we work
on other exportable agro
commodities, we are working
on mechanized methods for the production of yam heaps to ease the burden of yam production and review its standards to ensure local improvement and global acceptability.
For the uninitiated, demo trading is the practice of trying out an online
commodity trading platform
on a simulated basis — in a free demo trading account, you're granted simulated funds, you're placing simulated orders in the markets and you're shown simulated profits and
losses on what your trades might have done for you if you were futures
commodity trading
on a live platform with live funds.
It's easy to accept your
losses and move
on when you're playing around with fake money, but you will start questioning every aspect of your
commodity trading by the time you hit the real markets and lose money for the first time.
And beyond the traditional investments
on bonds and stocks, investing in
commodity can promise you high returns along with possibly high
losses.
Any gains (
losses)
on the sale of a
commodity are reportable
on your return.
Use the volatility analysis tool to assess risk when setting take profit and stop
loss levels and provide statistical information about price volatility for forex, precious metals, and CFDs
on commodities, indices, and bonds.
If the business has pricing power, then if
commodity input prices rise, the business has the ability to pass it
on to customers without fear of volume decline or
loss of market share.
First, it is typical for
commodity prices to «hang
on» early into a recession and then dive as employment
losses build.
As the value of the
commodity fluctuates, the value of the contract will change with the holder's ability to make a profit (or
loss)
on the price change.
Most of these stores depend
on their convenience food business to make a profit, since they usually sell gas or other
loss - leading
commodities.
Losses in
commodity markets especially crude oil are also contributing to the Dollarâ $ ™ s strength.The EUR USD is weakening
on liquidation of higher yielding currencies.
This week's worst - performing
commodity - based ETFs were largely agricultural funds with a wheat fund posting the largest
loss following last weeks gains
on dry winter weather conditions.
When the
commodity's biggest supporters are cutting their
losses, it's about time for investors to move
on.
Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a deceptive practice in the stock or
commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions
on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in
losses, in violation of securities laws
Futures are also often cheaper than the
commodity itself, again encouraging greater market participation — $ 66,000 may buy you ten Bitcoins, but (depending
on the final specifics of the contract), it could buy you exposure to a multiple of that, amplifying your potential gains and
losses.