Futures
September 10, 2020
Hot Rolled Futures: Who's on the Other Side of the Trade?
Written by Tim Stevenson
SMU contributor Tim Stevenson is a partner at Metal Edge Partners, a firm engaged in Risk Management and Strategic Advisory. In this role, he and his firm design and execute risk management strategies for clients along with providing process and analytical support. In Tim’s previous role, he was a Director at Cargill Risk Management, and prior to that led the derivative trading efforts within the North American Cargill Metals business. You can learn more about Metal Edge at www.metaledgepartners.com. Tim can be reached at Tim@metaledgepartners.com for queries/comments/questions.
We often hear this question when it comes to futures. If you are buying futures because you think the prices will rise, who is selling it? If the opposite situation is true and you think prices will fall, you want to sell futures. Who is the buyer?
