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101Commodity Market — A physical or virtual marketplace for buying, selling and trading raw or primary products. For investors purposes there are currently about 50 major commodity markets worldwide that facilitate investment trade in nearly 100 primary commodities.… …
102Commodity Paper — A loan or advance for which raw materials owned by the borrower serve as collateral. Bills of lading (if the commodities are in transit) or warehouse receipts or inventory lists (if the commodities are in storage) may be used as proof of… …
103commodity trading adviser — A person who, for compensation or profit, directly or indirectly advises others as to the value or the advisability of buying or selling futures contracts or commodity options. advising indirectly includes exercising trading authority over a… …
104commodity futures contract — An 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. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
105Commodity Exchange Inc. of New York — COMEX A commodity market in New York that specializes in trading in metal futures contracts and options …
106commodity trading — /kəˈmɒdəti treɪdɪŋ/ (say kuh moduhtee trayding) noun the buying and selling of commodities, especially on the futures market. –commodity trader, noun …
107Commodity Index — An index that tracks a basket of commodities to measure their performance. These indexes are often traded on exchanges, allowing investors to gain easier access to commodities without having to enter the futures market. The value of these indexes …
108Futures Market — An auction market in which participants buy and sell commodity/future contracts for delivery on a specified future date. Trading is carried on through open yelling and hand signals in a trading pit. Volume in the futures market usually increases… …
109futures — noun Futures is used after these nouns: ↑commodity …
110futures contract — A *contract to buy or sell a denned quantity of a *commodity *currency, or *security at a specified date at a specified *price. Unlike an *option, a futures contract involves a firm commitment to buy or sell in accordance with the terms of the… …
