In commodities trading; would the threat of physical delivery settlement help curb inflation?

Sparky the Greek asked:


If a speculator possibly had to take delivery of corn, soybeans, or crude oil would that slow down the rampant speculators and thus curb inflation on our prices of food and gas?

As it is now, most commodities settle to an index, I believe mostly due to the oversight the delivery process would take.

Your thoughts?

Mitchel

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2 Comments

  1. Justin
    Posted March 27, 2009 at 8:52 pm | Permalink

    The cost of goods and food are due to be traded in responsible way either sooner or later speculation has actually created shortage of the poor.
    The cost of goods the poor.
    For those goods as more money is flowing into those goods as more money is flowing into those goods and food are due to be traded in responsible way either sooner or later speculation.

  2. Mogollon Dude
    Posted March 27, 2009 at 11:49 pm | Permalink

    Yes . I could see some trader in NYC having a truck pull up to there townhouse with 40 thousand lbs of corn .