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Re:Tether Required Recapitalization in May 2022 by NovemberWhiskey on Friday May 20, 2022 @01:44PM (#31450496)
Right. I used to sit on a trading floor next to a commodities sales desk. If the GP's mental model is that people who are involved in futures are, by definition, involved in speculation, then that is a wrong model: a lot of "real economy" manufacturers hedge their exposure to price changes for their inputs or outputs through the futures market.
Re:Tether Required Recapitalization in May 2022 by jtbayly on Friday May 20, 2022 @04:11PM (#31451978)
Precisely. A friend of mine trades futures for a non-profit made up of growers as members. It is more efficient insurance than the federal government offers them and saves them millions.