Insider's Guide To Sugar Trading: A Talk With Teucrium

By Tom Lydon: Teucrium Trading, the manager behind the corn exchange traded fund, has launched the first ETF to track the prices of soybeans. The firm has also listed ETFs for sugar and wheat in the face of a tough market for agriculture ETFs in recent weeks. PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) is down about 4% over the past month.

By CommodityHQ: By Jared Cummans

ETF Database submits: Recently we spoke with Sal Gilbertie, president of Teucrium, to discuss the market for commodity ETPs and how these investments could make for an interesting component of a portfolio. Additionally, we dived into the company’s flagship product, the CORN fund, to find out why investors should take a closer look at this important commodity.

Michael Johnston submits:Teucrium Trading LLC, the Brattleboro, Vermont-based firm that launched the first pure play corn ETF (CORN) earlier this month, has now filed for SEC approval on a slew of single-commodity funds offering exposure to everything from crude oil to soybeans. The five proposed products include:

By CommodityHQ: Over the years, sugar has grown to be one of the most widely used soft commodities in the world with its number of applications going well beyond simple food production. As with all agricultural investments, sugar is known to exhibit significant volatility, making the commodity a lucrative investment tool for those looking for a sweet return.

Matthew Bradbard submits: A 10% move in one day without any leverage…ouch. Moves like today is reason not to fully margin your commodity account. Continue trailing stops on longs in Crude but we would not suggest throwing any more logs on the fire until we get a set back. That it not say get short but a trade back to the 20 day MA about $4 lower is not out of the question.

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Michael Johnston submits:By Jared Cummans