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London Commodity Exchange (LCE)Merged with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange in 1996.London Commodity Exchange (LCE) Similar MatchesCommodity pattern of tradeCommodity pattern of tradeThe trade pattern of a country or the world, focusing on goods and services traded as opposed to the factor content of that trade. Cash commodityCash commodityThe actual physical commodity, as distinguished from a futures contract. Primary commodityPrimary commodityPrimary product 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 Research BureauCommodity futures contract Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity Commodity Commodity backed bond Spot commodity Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Intracommodity spread Physical commodity Commodity indices Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commodity agreement Malaysia Commodity Exchange Commodity paper Commodity Bundle Commodity prices Intercommodity spread Export Commodity Control List Commodity Trading Advisor London Commodity Exchange |
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