Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about commodities, but they touch nearly every aspect of our lives. Almost everything we use, work with, watch, eat, or wear was made with a commodity or used ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Commodity has a particular significance in relation to IG's platform. Here, we define commodity in general investing and explain what it means to you when trading with IG. A commodity is a basic ...

Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...

Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) on Tuesday reintroduced the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act (H.R. 1673) to clarify the definition of "agricultural commodity." These are questions that trucking companies ...

Equipment that is readily available for purchase. Referring to standard devices that are widely used, the same type of commodity product is often made by more than one company. See COTS and commodity ...

When it comes to making investment decisions, equity markets and commodity markets are distinct forms of investment. Both types offer different opportunities, yet each one is suited to particular ...

A commodity trading adviser is a US regulatory term that refers to a wide range of investment companies and hedge funds which trade futures or other derivatives, most commonly with a systematic ...