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commodity
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Commodity
Any bulk good traded on an exchange or in the cash market.

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Some examples include grain, oats, gold, oil, beef, silver, and natural gas.

Commodity
A commodity is food, metal, or another fixed physical substance that investors buy or sell, usually via futures contracts.
commodity
A generic, largely unprocessed, good that can be processed and resold. Commodities traded in the financial markets for immediate or future delivery are grains, metals, and minerals. They are generally traded in very large quantities. See also futures contract.


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