Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Oil: Shale Producer Continental Resources Wants the CME to Investigate Recent Prrice Action (CLR)

Via the FT's Natural Resources Editor (and former Alphavillain), Neil Hume:

Mr. Hume also brings us first word on another of the wounded in Monday's oil price action: 
Interactive Brokers Issues Statement on Crude Oil Contracts and Margin Loss

Mr. Hume is held in quite high esteem in certain quarters. Here's an example from 2017 when he dropped in to Bryce Elder's playhouse Market's Live:

....BE This is Markets Live, FT Alphaville's daily thing with the typing and etc.

BE And good news! I'm not solo today.


BE Because joining me is Neil Hume.

NH Hola

BE Neil's FT's commodities editor these days. Though you'll probably know him better as founding member of the AV team and the editor for two years through the sov debt crisis.
erlkin  neil hume rocks
  AAAA  bonjour les amis !
                               Boncoeur  crikey, Neil Hume is in da house!

NH Mining and Commodities - they gave me more work to do

BE Yes, that. And, unusually, it appears the system works. Good to have you with us Neil.

NH It's been a while


NH I think I remember how everything works

GBKrona Hola - welcome back @NH 

As you can see, the rabble were rather enthusiastic in their greetings.