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Commodity backed bondA bond with interest payments tied to the price of an underlying commodity.Commodity backed bond Similar MatchesCommodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)An agency created by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. 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 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. CommodityCommodityA commodity is food, metal, or another fixed physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts. Commodity agreementCommodity agreementSee international commodity agreement. Further SuggestionsPhysical commodityThe Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Export Commodity Control List Primary commodity Spot commodity Cash commodity Commodity Trading Advisor Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity prices Commodity paper Commodity Trading Advisor Intercommodity spread Intracommodity spread Commodity Commodity indices Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commodity pattern of trade London Commodity Exchange Commodity Research Bureau Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Bundle |
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