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This is a 10 page paper that provides an overview of speculation on commodities futures. The devastating impact of speculation on agricultural commodities is emphasized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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how technology is working to erode national and cultural boundaries as an obstacle to communication and business. This in turn translates to a growing trend of globalization, wherein international business
is rapidly becoming the norm. The impacts of such changes have been the object of much scholarly discourse and criticism. Much has been written, for instances, on the topic of
various industries such as diamonds and textiles which have been positively exploitative in their treatment of international communities, sometimes committing ethical violations in the quest for greater profits. However, as
once delves deeper into the true consequences of 21st century globalism, it becomes rapidly apparent that it is not merely heavy industries which have the capacity to be exploitative of
international communities, or to exert a negative impact on the world at large through short-sighted financial practices. Indeed, outside of the traditional auspices of industry, an analysis of the futures
market reveals how certain types of deregulated financial instruments are having a catastrophic impact that is being felt globally. Speculative and short-trading of agricultural futures, for example, is largely credited
with driving up the price of food staples around the globe, and potentially plunging many into starvation and poverty. This paper will analyze the extent to which this is true,
whether or not deregulation of the commodities market is responsible, and the overall ethics of the situation. An Overview of the Agricultural Futures Market In the last
several decades, the nature of trading has become decidedly more complex. As more and more investors are competing for shares of a dwindling private market, it has become necessary for
traders to develop increasingly sophisticated pieces of financial instrumentation that increase their return on investment, and offset the potential risks of investments to secondary or third parties. Charges of predatory
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