Explore the four types of tradable commodities, their market roles, risks, and how futures contracts govern trading in energy, metals, livestock, and agriculture.

Commodities are a vital part of the global economy and are essential in the production of goods and services. The term "commodities" refers to raw materials such as metals, energy, agricultural ...

Learn how the Commodity Exchange Act governs U.S. commodities and futures trading, its role in financial markets, and the evolving challenge of cryptocurrency regulation.

This review shows how commodities fared against asset classes in 2025, using BCOM data to examine volatility spikes, tariff effects, metal-market divergence, laggard mean reversion, and supply ...

That’s the concern of a former energy trader and now investor blogging on Substack as Fred’s Corner, with a focus on commodities. Fred, as we shall refer to him and whose identity is known to ...

The commodities market is experiencing an unprecedented level of activity, driven by both cyclical and structural forces. High trading volumes in short-dated and weekly options highlight the market's ...

Front Month Nymex Crude for January delivery settled 1.1% lower at $68 a barrel. In the month, the contract lost 1.8%. Global commodity prices are expected to soften this year and next but remain ...

Long-term demand for copper will rise, tariffs or not. Gold and other precious metals have climbed as investors look for stores of value. Commodities can offer diversification for a portfolio. Greg ...

Commodity derivatives are central to global markets, but the systems that support them are still built for yesterday’s world. Exchanges like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Intercontinental ...

The iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust offers diversified exposure to commodities futures, with significant weighting in energy, metals, and some agriculture. GSG is best suited for tactical, ...