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Commodities, is a thing of value that is equal in quality regardless who manufactures it; such as light crude, corn and gold. The price of a commodity is global, is bought/sold via exchanges and fluctuates with supply and demand.
List of commodities
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Precious metals |
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Commodity |
Unit |
Currency |
Bourse |
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Gold |
troy ounce |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Platinum |
troy ounce |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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Palladium |
troy ounce |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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Silver |
troy ounce |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Industrial metals |
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Commodity |
Unit |
Currency |
Bourse |
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Copper |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange, New York |
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Lead |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange |
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Zinc |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange |
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Tin |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange |
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Aluminum |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange, New York |
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Aluminum alloy |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange |
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Nickel |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange |
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Aluminum alloy |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
London Metal Exchange |
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Recycled steel |
Metric Ton |
USD ($) |
Rotterdam |
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Energy |
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Commodity |
Contract Size |
Currency |
Main Exchanges |
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WTI Crude Oil |
42,000 U.S. gal |
USD ($) |
NYMEX, ICE |
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Brent Crude |
42,000 U.S. gal |
USD ($) |
ICE |
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Ethanol |
29,000 U.S. gal |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Natural Gas |
10,000 mmBTU |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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Heating Oil |
(42,000 U.S. gal) |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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Gulf Coast Gasoline |
(42,000 U.S. gal) |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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RBOB Gasoline |
(42,000 U.S. gal) |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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Propane |
(42,000 U.S. gal) |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
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Uranium |
250 lbs |
USD ($) |
NYMEX |
| Livestock & Meat | |||
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Commodity |
Contract Size |
Currency |
Bourse |
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Lean Hogs |
40,000 lb |
USD ($) |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
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Frozen Pork Bellies |
40,000 lb |
USD ($) |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
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Live Cattle |
40,000 lb |
USD ($) |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
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Feeder Cattle |
50,000 lb |
USD ($) |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
| Agricultural (Grains, and Food and Fiber) | |||
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Commodity |
Contract Size |
Currency |
Bourse |
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Corn |
5000 bu |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Corn |
50 tons |
USD ($) |
EURONEXT |
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Oats |
5000 bu |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Rough Rice |
2000 cwt |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Soybeans |
5000 bu |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Rapeseed |
50 tons |
USD ($) |
EURONEXT |
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Soybean Meal |
100 short tons |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Soybean Oil |
60,000 lb |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Wheat |
5000 bu |
USD ($) |
CBOT |
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Cocoa |
10 tons |
USD ($) |
NYBOT |
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Coffee |
37,500 lb |
USD ($) |
NYBOT |
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Cotton |
2 50,000 lb |
USD ($) |
NYBOT |
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Sugar |
112,000 lb |
USD ($) |
NYBOT |
Examples of commodity order
Strategies for Trading Commodities