[Cabrone]

If you like chocolate looks like one greedy pig wants you to pay more for it in the near future.

Ain't unbridled capitalism wonderful.

Mystery trader buys all Europe's cocoa

Telegraph

and there's more here......

British financier Anthony Ward behind £658m cocoa trade

Telegraph

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')r Ward, who is worth around £36 million, holds so much of the market he could force manufacturers to raise the price of Britain's favourite chocolate bars.

[Pretorian]

Needs to steal from you? In case you don't know, there is a life beyond cocoa and its products. It is scientifically proven that a body of Homo sapiens can function without an intake of your daily chocolate bars. So if your flabby parts crave for it so bad you might as well pay for it more so other, less addicted individuals will consume less of this forest-killing, negro-breeding commodity.

[americandream]

You are so intent on staring at the negro in the headlights, you are entirely missing this chaps point about greed and capitalism. To be expected from a cardboard curtout of an apology for rage.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'N')eeds to steal from you? In case you don't know, there is a life beyond cocoa and its products. It is scientifically proven that a body of Homo sapiens can function without an intake of your daily chocolate bars. So if your flabby parts crave for it so bad you might as well pay for it more so other, less addicted individuals will consume less of this forest-killing, negro-breeding commodity.

[Quinny]

Different point, but I've got quite a bit of cocoa / chocolate in my stash. Just think that if TSHTF even in a minor way (eg reduced ability to import food from abroad), it might become quite valuable.

Even is it doesn't, I'm pretty sure it won't go to waste.

[dolanbaker]

Maybe the other traders (legitimate ones) can just co-operate and make him an offer at less than what he paid, take it or leave it.

[Pops]

A perfect example of why speculators should be barred from commodities - just make him take delivery and see where the price goes.

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', 'Y')ou are so intent on staring at the negro in the headlights, you are entirely missing this chaps point about greed and capitalism.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'N')eeds to steal from you? In case you don't know, there is a life beyond cocoa and its products. It is scientifically proven that a body of Homo sapiens can function without an intake of your daily chocolate bars. So if your flabby parts crave for it so bad you might as well pay for it more so other, less addicted individuals will consume less of this forest-killing, negro-breeding commodity.

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'A') perfect example of why speculators should be barred from commodities - just make him take delivery and see where the price goes.

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'I') remember you were happy with those meat prices you enjoyed so much recently.

[eXpat]

That´s the illuminati stocking up their vaults!!! Wait till they buy the entire stock of popcorn in the USA!

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'I') remember you were happy with those meat prices you enjoyed so much recently.

[americandream]

The hand of dialectic materialism beats to its own rhythm and consequently, it IS NOT a given that capitalism equals the end of history. However, it is a given that capitalism makes its own rope by which to hang itself and here we have a very good example. Consequently, I would venture that capitalism is not the last word on satisfaction.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', 'Y')ou are so intent on staring at the negro in the headlights, you are entirely missing this chaps point about greed and capitalism.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pretorian', 'N')eeds to steal from you? In case you don't know, there is a life beyond cocoa and its products. It is scientifically proven that a body of Homo sapiens can function without an intake of your daily chocolate bars. So if your flabby parts crave for it so bad you might as well pay for it more so other, less addicted individuals will consume less of this forest-killing, negro-breeding commodity.

[Sixstrings]

Wow, that's some old school bare knuckles robber baron capitalism. Buy up a resource and jack up the price just because you can.

[Outcast_Searcher]

1. Wouldn't this be an ideal example of where having some sort of moderate position limits for speculators (vs traditional hedgers (i.e. producers or industries who utilize the commodity)) would be an effective compromise?

Sure, we could have plenty of reasonable discussion about what the limit size should be, but this would seem (to me) to balance free markets and the role of speculators in the markets with preventing a monopoly or oligopoly type of position screwing up the market.

And surely recent economic events have convinced even the far right that completely unbridled capitalism has its downsides in our less than perfect world comprised of less than perfect people?

2). Sorry - I suppport free speech rights, but I just don't see how stupid racist comments contribute anything to a discussion like this. (All they do is inflame redstributionist / big government types who want to correct all wrongs).

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('americandream', ' ')Consequently, I would venture that capitalism is not the last word on satisfaction.

[Pretorian]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', ' ')stupid racist comments