Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
People who haven't about clue about the relationship between price and value and how the same is influenced by inputs and outputs will continue to feather Wall Streets nest eggs.

Futures contracts don't encourage investment in production it it is not there purpose to do so.

A futures contract is to protect an initial investment position from swings in the price of said resource.
Agreed. Still, it's wonderful to get into. The problem comes when people start manipulating goods to generate contrived shortages, etc. No harm in normal futures investing.