Trading disruption

Trading disruption

From Unhedged by Financial Times & Pushkin Industries

April 21, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

Rob Armstrong reports from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026, discussing the wild markets and trading experiences shared by attendees.

Today on the show, Rob Armstrong reports from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026, where hundreds of traders gathered to share war stories about one of the wildest markets in decades. Also, they go long volatility and long honesty about plans to control the world.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer . You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com . Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Armstrong

Topics covered

  • trading
  • commodities
  • market volatility
  • financial news
  • investing

Keywords

  • trading disruption
  • commodities
  • market stories
  • volatility
  • financial summit

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FT Commodities Global Summit, Financial Times, Pushkin Industries, Acast, FT.com, Unhedged

Places: 2026

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