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Commodity paperA loan or advance secured by commodities.Commodity paper Similar MatchesCommodity (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 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 backed bondCommodity backed bondA bond with interest payments tied to the price of an underlying commodity. Cash commodityCash commodityThe actual physical commodity, as distinguished from a futures contract. Further SuggestionsSpot commodityCommodity agreement Commodity Commodity futures contract Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Export Commodity Control List Commodity pattern of trade Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity Trading Advisor Physical commodity Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity prices Intracommodity spread London Commodity Exchange (LCE) London Commodity Exchange Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Commodity Bundle Commodity Commodity Research Bureau The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Primary commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
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