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Commodity agreementSee international commodity agreement.Similar MatchesCommodity Research BureauCommodity Research BureauProduces a popular price index of 17 commodities which is often used to track inflationary trends in the economy. Commodity backed bondCommodity backed bondA bond with interest payments tied to the price of an underlying commodity. 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. CommodityCommodityCould refer to any good, but in a trade context a commodity is usually a raw material or primary product that enters into international trade, such as metals (tin, manganese) or basic agricultural products (coffee, cocoa). Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)An agency created by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. Further SuggestionsCommodity pattern of tradeIntercommodity spread Commodity indices Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Physical commodity London Commodity Exchange Commodity prices Commodity Futures Trading Commission Export Commodity Control List Commodity Trading Advisor The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity paper Spot commodity Primary commodity Commodity futures contract Malaysia Commodity Exchange Intracommodity spread London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Cash commodity Commodity Bundle |
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