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A commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type. The wide availability of commodities typically leads to smaller profit margins and diminishes the importance of factors such as brand name other than price. It begins with the basics of commodity markets and various investment vehicles. Lots of it is spoton, but lots of it is impressionistic. The price volatility of so many commodities over the past decade has underlined. A product or service that is indistinguishable from ones manufactured or provided by competing companies and that. Glossary of terms used in the trading of oil and gas, utilities. If anyone can recommend any good books on the subject please post them here. Below are some of the best business dictionaries glossaries on the internet that. Commodities definition of commodities by the free dictionary. Commodities include agricultural products, fuels, and metals and are traded in bulk on a commodity exchange or spot market. The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter. Carley offers practical needtoknow, realworld trading tips that are lacking in many books on futures.
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