{"id":14018,"date":"2021-11-24T16:42:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.5paisa.com/finschool/?post_type=finance-dictionary\u0026#038;p=14018"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T06:31:55","slug":"commodities","status":"publish","type":"finance-dictionary","link":"https://www.5paisa.com/finschool/finance-dictionary/commodities/","title":{"rendered":"Commodities"},"content":{"rendered":"\u003cdiv data-elementor-type=\u0022wp-post\u0022 data-elementor-id=\u002214018\u0022 class=\u0022elementor elementor-14018\u0022\u003e\u003csection class=\u0022elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0503a37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\u0022 data-id=\u00220503a37\u0022 data-element_type=\u0022section\u0022\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\u0022\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bef06d7\u0022 data-id=\u0022bef06d7\u0022 data-element_type=\u0022column\u0022\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\u0022\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022elementor-element elementor-element-5c96e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\u0022 data-id=\u00225c96e5c\u0022 data-element_type=\u0022widget\u0022 data-widget_type=\u0022text-editor.default\u0022\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0022elementor-widget-container\u0022\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003eCommodities are another class of assets just like stocks. Most commodities are products that come from the earth that possess uniform quality are produced in large quantities and by many different producers. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003eCommodities include oil, gas, and gold, silver. Basically they are raw materials needed by large manufacturing companies in running their business. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003eTypes of Commodities \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal-\u003c/strong\u003e include gold, used in making jewelry; copper, the most widely used dorm of electrical wiring; silver, also used for jewelry and many other uses as well .\u003cb\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022text-indent: -18pt;\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnergy-\u003c/strong\u003e it include crude oil used in transportation activities and production of plastics, natural gas used for electricity generation, and gasoline which powers light duty cars.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022text-indent: -18pt;\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgricultural-\u003c/strong\u003e commodities such as corn, coffee an important source of food for livestock and human sugar soybeans; whose oil is used for making breads cakes cookies one of the most important food crops in the world. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003eExample- \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommodities are basic goods and materials that are widely used and are not meaningfully differentiated from one another. Examples of commodities include barrels of oils, bushels of wheat, or megawatt-hours of electricity. Commodities have long been an important part of commerce, but in recent decades the trading of commodities has become increasingly standardized. \u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003eTypes of commodity buyers\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003eBuyers and producers\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\u0022padding-left: 40px;\u0022\u003eThey use commodity futures contracts for the hedging purposes for which they were originally intended. These traders make or take delivery of the actual commodity when the futures contract expires.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\u0022padding-left: 40px;\u0022\u003eFor example, the wheat farmer that plants a crop can hedge against the risk of losing money if the price of wheat falls before the crop is harvested. The farmer can sell wheat futures contracts when the crop is planted and guarantee a predetermined price for the wheat at the time it is harvested.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommodities Speculators\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\u0022padding-left: 40px;\u0022\u003eThese are traders who trade in the commodities markets for the sole purpose of profiting from the volatile price movements. These traders never intend to make or take delivery of the actual commodity when the futures contract expires.\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelationship between commodities and derivatives\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe modern commodities market relies heavily on derivative securities, such as futures contracts and forward contracts. Buyers and sellers can transact with one another easily and in large volumes without needing to exchange the physical commodities themselves. Many buyers and sellers of commodity derivatives do so to speculate on the price movements of the underlying commodities for purposes such as risk hedging and inflation protection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u003cp\u003eCommodities are another class of assets just like stocks. Most commodities are products that come from the earth that possess uniform quality are produced in large quantities and by many different producers. Commodities include oil, gas, and gold, silver. Basically they are raw materials needed by large manufacturing companies in running their business. 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