We don’t know what all of this new math’s real impact will be on the markets.The CBOT Group continues to mess around with the futures markets. We’re never certain which segment of the trading population it is trying to please with these changes, but that really doesn’t matter at this point. The latest alteration revolves around the daily trading limits for futures markets. Currently, the daily trading limits for corn, wheat and soybeans are 30 cents, 60 cents and 70 cents, respectively. Soymeal is $20 and soyoil is 250 points. Beginning 1 May 2014, assuming CFTC approval, the CBOT will move to a variable price limit mechanism. Some of the details are:

New price limits will reset every six months on 1 May and 1 November. The first reset...