Goldman traders gain $1 billion in commodities revenue after oil slump

Goldman traders gain $1 billion in commodities revenue after oil slump

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc ( GS.N ) commodities unit generated more than $1 billion in revenue this year through May as traders positioned their bets for the collapse in oil prices, a source familiar with the group's finances said on Wednesday.. The gains were largely driven by oil trading, the source said, though other commodities, including natural gas, power and precious metals contributed, the source said.. Oil prices plunged to their lowest in years in a dramatic selloff at the start of March.. Most of Goldman's boost came from oil trading overseen by Singapore-based partner Qin Xiao and Anthony Dewell in London, amid the collapse in oil prices, according to Bloomberg News, which first reported the $1 billion figure, citing people with knowledge of the matter..