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Commodity 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.Commodity futures contract Similar MatchesCommodity Trading AdvisorCommodity Trading AdvisorIn the US, an individual or firm who directly or indirectly advises others about buying or selling futures or futures options. Analyses, reports, or newsletters concerning futures may be issued by a CTA. They may also engage in placing trades for other people's accounts. CTAs are required to be registered with the CFTC and to belong to the NFA. 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 indicesCommodity indicesIndices measuring the price and performance of physical commodities, often by the price of futures contracts for the commodities that are listed on commodity exchanges. Intercommodity spreadIntercommodity spreadIn the commodities market, a spread consisting of a long position and a short position in different but related commodities for example, speculating that the price relationship between the two commodities will change, e.g., platinum and gold. 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. Further SuggestionsCash commodityCommodity backed bond Commodity pattern of trade The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Spot commodity Intracommodity spread London Commodity Exchange Commodity Research Bureau Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity Credit Corporation Physical commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission Primary commodity Commodity paper Commodity Export Commodity Control List Malaysia Commodity Exchange London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Commodity Bundle Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity agreement Commodity prices |
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