1. By selling futures contracts, traders can lock in some money to offset losses on cash bond prices if they fall. 2. Cash prices closely follow the futures price, he said. 3. Cash prices fell going into the holiday, trade sources said, and that helped pressure the futures market. 4. Cash prices were higher, and that affected futures prices, trade sources said. 5. Corn futures ended mixed, with strong cash prices and uncertainty about crop conditions providing some support. 6. Corn futures were mostly higher, with support coming from firm cash prices and a shortage of deliverable stocks. 7. Corn futures rose on export demand and firm cash prices. 8. Corn futures were higher in nearby contracts, partly on cold-weather concerns and firm cash prices. 9. First, under legalization the cash price would be lower. 10. Higher prices for hogs for immediate delivery, or cash prices, also rose today, supporting the futures prices, traders said. |