Fewer brokers vie for bigger commodity pie
Computerized trading has brought an influx of cash and foreign investors with fiber-optic access to LaSalle Street, but consolidation among futures brokerages has reduced the size of the playing field
As a record amount of investment dollars pour into commodities, the number of brokerages that specialize in matching and clearing futures contracts is dwindling amid a flurry of mergers.
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8/23/2008
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