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Dawnay Day Quantum and Lehman Brothers have responded to growing demand for agricultural assets with ...

Dawnay Day Quantum and Lehman Brothers have responded to growing demand for agricultural assets with their latest launches. DDQ is to offer two products it believes are the first to provide exposure to the spot price of agricultural markets. Historically, access to agriculturals has been through indices, which the group said have struggled to perform similarly to the actual price of the commodities. For example, an investment in the spot price of wheat on 1 Jan 2000 would have delivered a profit of 252% compared to an 11% loss if the investment were via the index, according to DDQ. DDQ’...

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