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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 (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 backed bondCommodity backed bondA bond with interest payments tied to the price of an underlying commodity. Commodity futures contractCommodity 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 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. Malaysia Commodity ExchangeMalaysia Commodity ExchangeA subsidiary of the KLSE that trades interest rate futures on the three-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank offered rate. Further SuggestionsCommodityCash commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission Export Commodity Control List Commodity Physical commodity Spot commodity The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity prices Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity pattern of trade Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Trading Advisor London Commodity Exchange Intracommodity spread Commodity agreement Intercommodity spread London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Commodity Bundle Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commodity paper Primary commodity Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) |
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