Commodities and futures contracts are two terms you may have come across in your research into possible investment opportunities. In a nutshell, a commodity is the actual physical product. You can feel and touch a...

Commodities are products that are bought and sold on an open market. Generally, commodities are considered extremely raw materials that are standard from market to market and producer to producer. For example, a bushel of...

Commodities represent virtually every raw material, ranging from the precious metals of gold and silver to sugar and soybeans. The commodities market is a very volatile market due to the overwhelming number of fundamental and technical...

There are many ways to profit on changing commodities prices. Whether directly through commodities trading or in stocks that produce raw materials, it is possible for any investor to expose their portfolio to commodity volatility. Commodities Trading Directly...

The bull run in oil and precious metals prices has sparked a new interest in commodity trading. Commodities are highly leveraged, speculative investments that are generally volatile in nature. Because commodities are generally consumed or...

Gold stocks represent one of the best way to buy into gold without tapping into the volatile commodities market.  Gold stocks offer liquidity that isn't available in the physical gold market. Gold stocks pay dividends and do very...

Commodities have always been considered to be some of the most speculative investments. High leverage and volatility keep many individual investors out of the commodities market. While it may not be a good idea for...

Gold is highly valuable as an inflation hedge, and this commodity is the oldest currency known to man. World governments used to settle their debts each year with a delivery a specified amount of...