Ex-soldier shakes up world of commodity trading
Washington
A former US special-operations soldier turned math wonk is shaking up the world of commodity trading.
Since leading a management takeover at Castleton Commodities International almost three years ago, chief executive officer William Reed has been on a buying spree backed by hedge funds and billionaires. Two months after acquiring Morgan Stanley's oil business, Mr Reed has made Castleton among the world's biggest independent energy traders.
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