Commodities
Trading Commodities
Explore Countless Commodities From Around The World To Find Trading Opportunities.
Market Overview
- Commodity Trading involves both physical commodities (like gold) and commodity derivatives (futures contracts). It also includes agricultural products (soft) and natural resources (hard).
- Companies may use commodity futures to hedge against price volatility.
- Commodity prices are influenced by geopolitical events, weather, supply-demand dynamics, and general confidence in the global economy.
- Most importantly, logistics play a role in the pricing of physical commodities.
How Commodity Trading Works
A commodity market is a marketplace for buying, selling, and trading raw materials or primary products. There are currently about 50 major commodity markets worldwide that facilitate trade in approximately 100 primary commodities.
For example, UK Brent oil (spot), US crude oil (spot) and US natural gas (spot) are the assets that continue to be popular choices among traders today.
With AdamCapitals, you get the competitive edge with quick access to the commodities markets to diversify your portfolio. Choose from popular oil and gas products and trade on their price movements. Gold and silver included!
Commodity Categories
Commodities are often split into two broad categories:
Hard Commodities
Hard commodities include natural resources that must be mined or extracted—such as gold, silver, rubber, aluminum, iron, and oil.
Soft Commodities
Soft commodities are agricultural products or livestock—such as corn, wheat, coffee, sugar, soybeans, tea, meat, and pork.