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Re:Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record... by jandrewrogers on Sunday August 16, 2026 @11:52AM (#49321158)
The point of the futures market is to transfer risk to someone more capable or more willing to manage it. Any effect on supply and demand is a side-effect of this.

The risk is inherent. Not everyone that produces a commodity wants to manage the risk associated with that commodity, as it is a very different skill set.

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