commodity futures

collocation in English

meaningsofcommodityandfuture

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commodity
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/us
/kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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future
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.tʃər/us
/ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/
a period of time that is ...
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(Definition ofcommodityandfuturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many areas covered are already subject to existing legislation, but dealers in financial and commodity futures and pure investment advisers are brought in for the first time.
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In the case of all agricultural commodities except feeder calves, the mechanism for delivery on agricultural commodity futures contracts is physical exchange of the commodity.
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That is why over these last two years we have seen an enormous increase in the trade in commodity futures.
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These objectives apply to the regulation of business in all investments, which will include coffee and other commodity futures.
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I assure him that it is nowhere near our intention to catch innocent people who are dealing in commodity futures.
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For us farmers, commodity futures trading is a basic component of the buying and selling of harvested crops.
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There is a series of straddles in commodity futures to buy and sell.
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We are dealing with amendments affecting clauses 27 and 28—clause 27, already discussed, on commodity futures, and clause 28 on the right to repurchase.
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As you are also aware, however, this very data is used for speculation in commodity futures on the stock exchange, and such forecasts could be used for that purpose.
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Producers, for example those in the agricultural sector, use commodity futures to lock in a known price at which they can sell their future production and so eliminate price uncertainty.
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Those that buy or sell commodity futures need to be careful.
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Coffee is an example of a product that has been susceptible to significant commodity futures price variations.
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To diversify their product ranges, the nation's three commodity futures exchanges are doing research to introduce new contracts.
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Instruments include options, financial and commodity futures, security futures and securities lending transactions.
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Speculators are particularly common in the markets for stocks, bonds, commodity futures, currencies, fine art, collectibles, real estate, and derivatives.
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Traders use the benchmark price as a guide for spot trading and trading in commodity futures.
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For instance, options on commodity futures typically show increased implied volatility just prior to the announcement of harvest forecasts.
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Gray wrote more than 50 professional articles related to commodity futures markets.
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Some of the more commonly day-traded financial instruments are stocks, options, currencies, and a host of futures contracts such as equity index futures, interest rate futures, and commodity futures.
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