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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 agreementCommodity agreementSee international commodity agreement. 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. Primary commodityPrimary commodityPrimary product London Commodity Exchange (LCE)London Commodity Exchange (LCE)Merged with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange in 1996. Commodity Trading AdvisorCommodity Trading AdvisorAn investment manager that focuses on long and short trading in the futures markets. The trades are often intraday trades. Sometimes referred to as **Managed Futures. Further SuggestionsCommodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity indices Export Commodity Control List Commodity Bundle Commodity paper Commodity Intracommodity spread Commodity Futures Trading Commission Physical commodity The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Cash commodity Commodity prices Spot commodity Commodity pattern of trade Commodity Credit Corporation Malaysia Commodity Exchange Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) Commodity futures contract Commodity Intercommodity spread London Commodity Exchange Commodity backed bond |
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