Author: Andy Waldock

The business of farming has become just as much an operational profession as any other corporation. This year, the Associated Press reported that farm profits are expected to spike 28% to just over $100 billion. The rapid...

The November Unemployment Report showed a decline in the unemployment rate to 8.6% as well as 140,000 jobs added in the private sector, which was partially offset by a decline in government payrolls of 20,000. Sounds good at...

The crisis in Europe is coming to a head. This can be measured by the overnight index swap (OIS) rate, which measures the floating risk between the central bank overnight rate and the swap or, insurance rate. The wider the...

The official cutoff date for the MF Global bankruptcy has been set at October 31, 2011. It’s been one month since customers have had free access to all of the working capital that is supposed to be untouchably held by the...

Many of you may have noticed that gasoline prices have moderated since the Labor Day Holiday rally. This is typical seasonal behavior, however I think there may be more room to the downside rather than a rush back to the highs...

Barry Lind and my father, Jack Waldock founded Lind-Waldock in 1965. One of the primary compliance categories in opening a new futures account is, “know your customer.” For 35 years the business was based on...

Many economists are suggesting that the climax of the Euro Zone drama is quickly approaching with the October 23rd Euro Summit coming this Sunday. Regardless of the opinions one might hold on this matter and regardless of the...

Effective trading in the markets has historically taken one of two routes. The first route understands the macroeconomic landscape that allows producers of copper in Argentina to sell it to China as they develop massive...