ADVISORY, June 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: FCStone is hosting its sixth annual Outlook Conference to
help investors, producers, processors, and end users of
food commodities foresee global supply and demand issues
and, in the process, help them prepare for and protect
against the risks of price fluctuations. The annual
gathering draws some of the world's leading commodity
experts who will share their forecasts and insights on the
global food supply chain. The theme for this year's event
is "Now More Than Ever," signifying the importance of
understanding the forces that are impacting the supply and
demand for commodities during this time of unprecedented
economic uncertainty.
WHEN: June 17-18
WHERE: Deloitte & Touche Building in Chicago, IL
WHY: This year, Conference speakers will address not only dairy,
grains, and energy, but currencies and the global economy
as well. The conference also presents an opportunity to
meet and mingle with producers, managers, and executives
across the entire food-production supply chain. With
speakers like Dennis Gartman, author of the influential
Gartman Letter; Climatologist Drew Lerner, Dr. Douglas
Southgate, Ohio State University agricultural economist
and co-author of The World Food Economy, Jim Webster,
author of the Webster Agricultural Letter, and may other
experts, the event is sure to help companies and investors
prepare for what many expect to be a turbulent market
ahead - in energy, in grains, and in dairy.
For more information on the conference, confirmed speakers and the conference agenda, please visit http://edairy.fcstone.com/outlook/outlook.asp. Persons interested in attending the event can contact Kelly Czachor at kelly.czachor@fcstone.com or (312) 456-3624.
About FCStone Group, Inc.
FCStone Group, Inc., along with its affiliates, is an integrated commodity risk management company providing risk management consulting and transaction execution services to commercial commodity intermediaries, end-users and producers. The firm assists primarily middle market customers in optimizing their profit margins and mitigating exposure to commodity price risk. In addition to risk management consulting services, FCStone, LLC, operates one of the leading independent clearing and execution platforms for exchange-traded futures and options contracts. FCStone Group, Inc., serves more than 8,000 customers and in the 12 months ended February 28, 2009, executed 86.8 million derivative contracts in the exchange-traded and over-the-counter markets. The FCStone Group companies work in all the major commodity areas including agriculture, energy, renewable fuels, foods, forestry, cotton and textile, dairy and currency exchange. Headquartered in the Midwest, it has offices located throughout the world and is a clearing member of all major North American Futures exchanges. FCStone Group, Inc., trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FCSX."