President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

You may have heard about commodities trading, but you may not be familiar with how the strategy works—or why it’s used by so many people as a staple of their investment portfolio. On the surface, ...

Commodities are essential raw materials that power our daily lives. They encompass a broad range of goods, from agricultural products like wheat and coffee to industrial materials such as oil and gold ...

Commodities such as grains, basic food products, metals and energy products trade through standardized contracts called futures contracts. A commodity futures contract is for the future delivery of a ...

You’ve mastered stocks, the building block of most financial markets. You’ve got a pretty good handle on mutual funds and have even started dipping your toes into ETFs and REITs. Now you’re ready to ...

A History of Commodities Trading Trading commodities is an ancient profession with a longer history than the trade in stocks, bonds, and, according to many anthropologists, money. The rise of numerous ...

Commodity trading can diversify portfolios and hedge inflation but involves high volatility and complex factors. Investors can trade commodities directly, through futures contracts, owning commodity ...