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 ...

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 ...

Agricultural futures contracts are standardized agreements to buy or sell a particular quantity of a commodity at a predetermined price at a particular date in the future. Contracts are traded on ...

Many industries sell products that are essentially identical to those sold by competitors. These products are commodities -- they are interchangeable with products from other companies and compete for ...

You've got stocks, bonds, ETFs and cash in your portfolio - but what about commodities? Do they belong alongside your other investments, and if so, how much money should you allocate to them? This can ...

Soft commodities are natural, cultivated products such as sugar, wheat, corn, palm oil, soybeans, livestock and more. They’re informally referred to as ‘softs’. The key feature of soft commodities is ...

Commodities are essential raw materials that power our daily lives. They encompass a broad range of goods, from agricultural products like wheat and coffee to industrial materials such as oil and gold ...

Commodity trading is a niche area in the finance world that in recent years has been gaining more interest among individuals who are seeking alternative trading instruments from the usual stocks and ...

Commodity prices are much more volatile than overall inflation, as I noted in an earlier post, “Commodity Prices: Basics For Businesses That Buy, Sell or Use Basic Materials.” In this article I ...