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Commodity agreementSee international commodity agreement.Similar MatchesCommodity pricesCommodity pricesUsually means the prices of raw materials and primary products. Commodity BundleCommodity BundleOne unit of the collection of the complete set of goods produced and sold in the world market. Commodity (commodities)Commodity (commodities)Basic raw materials and foodstuffs such as metals, petroleum, coffee, grain etc.Commodities are traded on a commodity exchange both by the companies that use them (e.g. chocolate manufacturers) and by speculators. Futures contracts allow commodity producers and commodity users to bring some predictability and stability to pricing. By buying futures contracts, they can hedge against underlying price changes in the commodity.In the USA the main ones are the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Kansas City Board of Trade and Mid America Commodity Exchange.In the UK, commodities are traded on the London Metal Exchange, the International Petroleum Exchange and The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange which incorporates the London Commodity Exchange. Commodity Research BureauCommodity Research BureauProduces a popular price index of 17 commodities which is often used to track inflationary trends in the economy. Commodity futures contractCommodity futures contractAn agreement to buy a specific amount of a commodity at a specified price on a particular date in the future, allowing a producer to guarantee the price of a product or raw material used in production. Further SuggestionsCommodity Credit CorporationTokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Intercommodity spread Commodity Export Commodity Control List Physical commodity Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity Primary commodity London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Commodity pattern of trade The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Spot commodity Commodity backed bond Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity indices Commodity paper Intracommodity spread Commodity Trading Advisor Cash commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission London Commodity Exchange Commodity Trading Advisor |
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