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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 MatchesCommodityCommodityCould 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). London Commodity ExchangeLondon Commodity ExchangeFormerly known as London Fox (London Futures and Options Exchange), the exchange was renamed London Commodity Exchange and was a futures and options exchange, dealing in soft commodities including cocoa, sugar, coffee, wheat, barley, potatoes and dry cargo freight futures that is, BIFFEX (Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange). BIFFEX was merged with the then London Fox in 1991.On 16th September 1996 the LCE merged with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) where trades of the merged company are guaranteed by the London Clearing House (LCH). Commodity Credit CorporationCommodity Credit CorporationA US government-owned corporation established in 1933 to support prices through purchases of excess crops, to control supply through acreage reduction programs, and to devise export programs. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)Tokyo exchange for trading futures on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rubber, cotton yarn, and woolen yarn. The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding SystemThe Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding SystemCommonly known as Harmonized System. It isa a classification system devised by the Customs Cooperation Council to provide uniformity in tariff classification, trade statistics, and transport documentation among cooperating countries. Further SuggestionsExport Commodity Control ListLondon Commodity Exchange (LCE) Commodity prices Cash commodity Commodity Bundle Intercommodity spread commodity (commodities) Spot commodity Commodity pattern of trade Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commodity paper Intracommodity spread Commodity indices Commodity Commodity backed bond Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity Research Bureau Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity agreement Physical commodity Commodity Trading Advisor Primary commodity |
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