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Commodity indices Indices measuring the price and performance of physical commodities, often by the price of futures contracts for the commodities that are listed on commodity exchanges. Commodity Indices Indices that track the price of different types of commodities. A commodity index may track commodities directly, or indirectly by tracking futures contracts for certain commodities. For example, commodity indices may track energy products or currencies, or may tracks futures contracts in either of those. Commodity indices operate much like exchange-traded funds or mutual funds in day-to-day trading: investors may buy, sell, or short sell shares in commodity indices as if they were stocks. An advantage to trading commodity indices is that it gives investors access to commodity markets without needing to buy or accept delivery on the underlying commodities. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The sharp rise in commodities last spring was fueled largely by index funds--funds which base investment decisions primarily on commodity indices such as the Continuous Commodity Index. The increase in the ISL reflects an increase in the general level of investment in the GSCI and other commodity indices. This effort combines Deutsche Bank's leadership in global currency and commodity product structuring with the exchange-traded fund (ETF) product marketing expertise of PowerShares, who together plan to develop additional ETFs that track currency and commodity indices under a joint or composite brand. |
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