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Commodity Research BureauProduces a popular price index of 17 commodities which is often used to track inflationary trends in the economy.Commodity Research Bureau Similar MatchesCommodity 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. Commodity backed bondCommodity backed bondA bond with interest payments tied to the price of an underlying commodity. 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 (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 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. Further SuggestionsCommodity paperCommodity pattern of trade Cash commodity Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity Bundle Primary commodity The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity London Commodity Exchange Physical commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission Intracommodity spread Spot commodity Commodity agreement Commodity prices Export Commodity Control List Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Commodity futures contract London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) |
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