Chocolate aficionados often discuss the percentage of cacao in their dark chocolate, saying the higher the better. But how ...

Also, cocoa investments may not be as liquid as other commodities markets, such as those for oil or gold. That means it can be harder to sell a losing position or more difficult to buy into the ...

Issouf Sanogo / AFP / Getty Images) The price of cocoa has been hitting all-time highs this year as bad weather hurts crops. Institutional investors can buy cocoa futures to bet on cocoa ...

and Systematica had tried to get coffee to mimic the incredible rally of cocoa, which is up 80% in the year to date, but funds grew too long, and the market ran out of buyers and crashed ...

"ICE is not providing an orderly market for buyers and sellers," said Brannigan, noting that the cocoa futures market is no longer providing price transparency or helping companies to hedge risks.

The loans - typically used to buy fertilizer, irrigation and equipment - will charge 12% interest per year. In Brazil, 85% of cocoa producers are on the margins of the country's financial system ...

NEW YORK: Hershey Co is asking the top US derivatives regulator for permission to buy a huge amount of cocoa through the New York exchange after global shortages sent prices to a record ...