Options can be a menacing trading practice. Once you think you have it figured out, it shifts. Like any investment, there’s going to be some sort of gamble. Although viewed by bitter traders as confusing, risky and unprofitable at times, options can produce monstrous gains that can far outweigh the risks if played right.

Cellulosic Ethanol. If you’ve been reading Whiskey & Gunpowder, you can probably tell that we’re not very fond of the whole ethanol idea around here. Corn’s for eatin’, not for fuelin’. That’s our motto. But what about a different kind of ethanol that might actually work?