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Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM)Tokyo exchange for trading futures on gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rubber, cotton yarn, and woolen yarn.Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) 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. Cash commodityCash commodityThe actual physical commodity, as distinguished from a futures contract. CommodityCommodityCould refer to any good, but in a trade context a commodity is usually a raw material or primary product that enters into international trade, such as metals (tin, manganese) or basic agricultural products (coffee, cocoa). London Commodity Exchange (LCE)London Commodity Exchange (LCE)Merged with the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange in 1996. 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. Further SuggestionsCommodity BundleCommodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Primary commodity Commodity agreement Commodity pattern of trade Malaysia Commodity Exchange Spot commodity Commodity Physical commodity Commodity Research Bureau Commodity Futures Trading Commission The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Trading Advisor London Commodity Exchange Intracommodity spread Commodity paper Commodity Trading Advisor Commodity prices Intercommodity spread Commodity backed bond Commodity indices Export Commodity Control List |
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