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Commodity 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.Commodity indices Similar MatchesCommodityCommodityA commodity is food, metal, or another fixed physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts. Spot commoditySpot commodityA commodity that is traded with the expectation of actual delivery, as opposed to a commodity future that is usually not delivered. 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. Cash commodityCash commodityThe actual physical commodity, as distinguished from a futures contract. Physical commodityPhysical commoditySee: Commodity Further SuggestionsCommodity Research BureauCommodity Trading Advisor Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity agreement London Commodity Exchange (LCE) The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity backed bond Commodity futures contract Primary commodity Intercommodity spread Commodity Trading Advisor Export Commodity Control List Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commodity prices Commodity Bundle Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Commodity Credit Corporation Intracommodity spread Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity Commodity pattern of trade Commodity paper London Commodity Exchange |
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