They might have sent noisier and potentially distorted signals to producers and consumers. 20 If this seems to me a reasonable conjecture, I admit, though, that existing evidence does not provide uncontroversial support to the notion that non-commercial investors in futures markets have been systematically playing a significant role in pushing spot prices out of their fundamental equilibrium. 3.
They have therefore the opportunity within them to talk to each other and to be able to resolve very simple administrative matters, which could be commonly faced by them. I have come across different societies, which have turned to the Regulator for solutions to very similar questions and situations.