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Commodity pricesUsually means the prices of raw materials and primary products.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. London Commodity Exchange (LCE)London Commodity Exchange (LCE)Merged with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange in 1996. Commodity backed bondCommodity backed bondA bond with interest payments tied to the price of an underlying commodity. Intracommodity 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. Commodity agreementCommodity agreementSee international commodity agreement. Further SuggestionsCash commoditySpot commodity London Commodity Exchange Commodity indices Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity Trading Advisor Export Commodity Control List Commodity Bundle Primary commodity Physical commodity Commodity paper Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity pattern of trade Commodity Futures Trading Commission Intercommodity spread The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity futures contract Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Commodity Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Research Bureau |
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