Leveraged ETF

As anyone who has ever dabbled in trading will already know, there are a number of different options to choose from. One popular option is commodities trading – here are just a few of the benefits to be had from choosing this type of trading. One of the reasons why commodities trading has gained popularity [...]

The term “crude oil” is used quite often in the news, especially as in reports about rising gas prices. Few, however, actually know what the product actually is. The product itself is relatively simple, but finding and obtaining the substance is actually a difficult task that is both time consuming and quite expensive. To understand [...]

A base metal is considered to be a common, or non-precious, metal. Some examples are copper, tin, lead, and zinc. These materials typically oxidize or corrode pretty easily, which means that they interact quickly with oxygen. This article will discuss properties of them, recent news and headlines related to them, and some common uses for [...]

Commodities are an important part of our every life. Everything from grains, energy and metals come across us each and every day. Lately, commodities have become another means of diversification. Having a pure stock portfolio is no necessarily considered dangerous, but with today’s economical and political environment, using commodities as a hedge is not necessarily [...]

The Kansai Commodities Exchange, also called KEX, is a futures exchange located in Osaka, Japan. It has its roots in the Osaka Grain Exchange, which was established in 1952. The OGE was created to rebuild the Dojima Rice Market that had flourished before World War II. In 1993, it merged with the Osaka Sugar Exchange [...]

The Rogers International Commodity Index is an international, US dollar based commodities index. Founded by successful investor and fund manager Jim Rogers in 1998, it aspires to track the global prices of raw materials by tracking 37 commodities futures in 13 different international commodity exchanges. Known by the trademarked symbol RICI, the Rogers Commdotiy index [...]