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Shyamal Gupta: January 2014

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Thursday, January 30, 2014. Why FMC should make available data on commercial hedgers. Non-commercial traders operate in the commodity futures market for gains from a rise in futures prices, whereas commercial traders, including producers and processors, utilise futures contracts to insure the future inventories against the risk of fluctuating prices. In contrast, futures market transactions can be implemented immediately by participants who react to new information with minor cash requirements. Mere holdi...

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Shyamal Gupta: September 2014

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Thursday, September 25, 2014. How to determine black marketing? In a market-driven economy, it is difficult to determine whether the price that is being charged is black-marketing. Recently, the Chief Minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi, stirred up a controversy when he said that hoarding and black marketing of goods by small traders will not be treated as a crime. He may have been politically incorrect yet he was logically correct. Blaming the small traders of hoarding and black-marketing creates more p...

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Shyamal Gupta: Raids on hoarders need to be carried out with diligence

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Thursday, October 9, 2014. Raids on hoarders need to be carried out with diligence. Agencies involved in commodities should use more analytics and information for better results. Undoubtedly, law enforcement raids are most effective when they involve good intelligence and planning. On the other hand, most raids are blind and executed without adequate information. In recent times sugar, pulses and onions have become the commodities of choice for the raids. Commodities whose prices are on rise and the ...

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Shyamal Gupta: October 2014

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Friday, October 24, 2014. How commodity bourses can survive. The larger objective should be to strengthen price discovery mechanism and risk management in the economy. Comexes, which till a few years ago were embarking on global ambitions, are now struggling for survival. Of the first three national exchanges that were granted license, one continues to make profit due to low cost of operation, the other is showing signs of operating losses while the third continues to struggle. Thursday, October 9, 2014.

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Shyamal Gupta: November 2014

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Thursday, November 20, 2014. What are the consequences of commodities price slump? Producers will cut costs, while the corporate sector may consolidate. When prices of commodity rise they transfer riches from consumers to producers but when they fall consumers benefit. With so much at stake, the turning points are important. Currently we are standing at the cusp of such a turning point. However, questions of end-users’ demand remains uncertain. For agricultural commodities in the country, market yard pri...

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Shyamal Gupta: How commodity bourses can survive

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Friday, October 24, 2014. How commodity bourses can survive. The larger objective should be to strengthen price discovery mechanism and risk management in the economy. Comexes, which till a few years ago were embarking on global ambitions, are now struggling for survival. Of the first three national exchanges that were granted license, one continues to make profit due to low cost of operation, the other is showing signs of operating losses while the third continues to struggle. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Shyamal Gupta: November 2013

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Saturday, November 16, 2013. Commodity Markets in India: An immediate need to restore credibility. Warren Buffett’s aphorism, “It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked,” has become a market cliché for good reason. The NSEL crisis has unearthed deficiencies in the non-regulated segment of the commodities market that lack adequate risk management and mitigation as well as the necessary level of transparency. Need to restore confidence:. The transaction was at spot and the p...

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Shyamal Gupta: How to determine black marketing?

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Thursday, September 25, 2014. How to determine black marketing? In a market-driven economy, it is difficult to determine whether the price that is being charged is black-marketing. Recently, the Chief Minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi, stirred up a controversy when he said that hoarding and black marketing of goods by small traders will not be treated as a crime. He may have been politically incorrect yet he was logically correct. Blaming the small traders of hoarding and black-marketing creates more p...

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Shyamal Gupta: June 2014

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Thursday, June 19, 2014. What Modi recommended on futures trade in essential items. Heading a panel, the Prime Minister had called for integration of spot and futures markets. More than three year ago, Narendra Modi, chairing a working committee to suggest steps for reducing gap between the farmgate and retail prices and recommending an action plan for better implementation and amendment to Essential Commodity Act (ECA) had submitted a report. The report further said: “Since food security being the...