Author Archives: James Cordier

Of all of the commodities on the board, there is none more emotionally charged than gold.  People buy a contract of sugar because demand is high and/or supply is low and they think that will pull prices higher. People buy a contract of gold for many, many, many different reasons. And rarely is it directly related to supply and demand.

For that reason, gold (and to a lesser extent, it’s cousin silver) have to be approached differently than other commodities when selling options. Continue reading →