16. Natural Gas
16.1 – History and background I know this chapter on Natural Gas is coming in late; we should have discussed this much earlier, probably when...
15. Cardamom & Mentha Oil
15.1 – Monsoon blues Back in the day, I traded stocks with ICICI Direct. Around the same time, MCX had just started operations, and ICICI...
14. Lead & Nickel
4.1 – Lead – some history, some basics. Would you believe, if I said that ‘Lead’, as in the metal Lead, played a role in...
13. Copper & Aluminium
13.1 – Sumitomo Copper scandal If you are remotely connected to the commodity world, then this is one story you must have heard of –...
12. Crude Oil (Part 3), the crude oil contract
12.1 – The contract Crude oil is the most actively traded commodity on MCX. The combined value of crude oil (across all contracts) traded on...
11. Crude Oil (Part 2), the crude oil eco system
11.1 – Mapping companies I’m hoping that the previous chapter gave you some insight into the current situation of the crude oil fundamentals. Some of...
10. Crude Oil (Part 1), digging the past
10.1 – The Commodities superstar If I have to pick one international commodity which can give you all the dramatic ups and downs of stock...
9. Silver
9.1 – The Bullion Twins To begin with, I need to apologise for the delay in putting up this chapter. Perhaps this is the longest...
8. Gold (Part 2)
8.1 – The London fix In the previous chapter, we discussed the various Gold contracts that are available on MCX. I want to begin this...
7. Gold (Part 1)
7.1 – Orientation As you know, there are two commodity exchanges in India – Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and National Commodity and Derivative Exchange (NCDEX)....