It is adding an array of new derivatives contracts, most recently weather futures, and was preparing an energy trading business for launch this June, when a noncompete it has with the Nymex expires.

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Futures markets, weather advisories and other data cues, provided at the speed of telecom, offer better planting and harvest guidance.

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Models used to predict Gore-ite futures have been unable to predict past weather patterns.

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Analysts say that a stronger dollar and seasonal factors, including cold weather in January, will put a cap on lumber futures prices.

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Corn futures have already hit record high prices because of US weather problems.

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It has pioneered new financial instruments for institutions and attracted individuals ( see box) with futures for stock indexes, real estate prices and the weather.

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It has pioneered new financial instruments for institutions and attracted individuals (see box, p. 69) with futures for stock indexes, real estate prices and the weather.

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Jack Scoville, vice president, Price Futures Group, said the grain markets will remain very volatile for the next few months as weather extremes could sharply skew the yields for corn and soybeans.

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If any company can create a fiber futures market, it would be Enron, which has pioneered in the trading of electricity and even weather hedges (FORBES, July 6, 1998).

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