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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 MatchesIntracommodity spreadIntracommodity spreadUsed in the context of futures trading to refer to a trader holding, buying, and selling contracts in the same commodity on the same exchange, but for different months. Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)Tokyo exchange for trading futures on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rubber, cotton yarn, and woolen yarn. 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 paperCommodity paperA loan or advance secured by commodities. Further SuggestionsCash commodityCommodity Trading Advisor London Commodity Exchange Commodity prices Commodity Bundle Spot commodity Intercommodity spread Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity indices Commodity Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity pattern of trade Physical commodity The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity backed bond Commodity agreement Commodity Primary commodity Malaysia Commodity Exchange Export Commodity Control List London Commodity Exchange (LCE) |
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