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 ...

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 ...

Commodity has a particular significance in relation to IG's platform. Here, we define commodity in general investing and explain what it means to you when trading with IG. A commodity is a basic ...

Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) on Tuesday reintroduced the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act (H.R. 1673) to clarify the definition of "agricultural commodity." These are questions that trucking companies ...

Perhaps one of the most important questions since the Dodd-Frank Act is “What is a commodity pool”? Close behind is “Who is a commodity pool operator”? The CFTC has begun to shed light on these ...

The consultation paper aims to clarify the classifications of derivatives and provide a consistent approach for entities operating across the EU. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ...

Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...

Equipment that is readily available for purchase. Referring to standard devices that are widely used, the same type of commodity product is often made by more than one company. See COTS and commodity ...