[edit] Agricultural (grains, and food and fiber)
| Commodity |
Main Exchange |
Contract Size |
Trading Symbol [1] |
| Corn |
CBOT |
5000 bu |
C/ZC (Electronic) |
| Corn |
EURONEXT |
50 tons |
EMA |
| Oats |
CBOT |
5000 bu |
O/ZO (Electronic) |
| Rough Rice |
CBOT |
2000 cwt |
RR |
| Soybeans |
CBOT |
5000 bu |
S/ZS (Electronic) |
| Rapeseed |
EURONEXT |
50 tons |
ECO |
| Soybean Meal |
CBOT |
100 short tons |
SM/ZM (Electronic) |
| Soybean Oil |
CBOT |
60,000 lb |
BO/ZB (Electronic) |
| Wheat |
CBOT |
5000 bu |
W/ZW (Electronic) |
| Milk |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
200,000 lbs |
DC |
| Cocoa |
ICE |
10 tons |
CC |
| Coffee C |
ICE |
37,500 lb |
KC |
| Cotton No.2 |
ICE |
50,000 lb |
CT |
| Sugar No.11 |
ICE |
112,000 lb |
SB |
| Sugar No.14 |
ICE |
112,000 lb |
SE |
| Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice |
ICE |
15,000 lbs |
FCOJ-A |
[edit] Livestock and meat
[edit] Energy
| Commodity |
Main Exchange |
Contract Size |
Trading Symbol |
| WTI Crude Oil |
NYMEX, ICE |
1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. gal) |
CL (NYMEX), WTI (ICE) |
| Brent Crude |
ICE |
1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. gal) |
B |
| Ethanol |
CBOT |
29,000 U.S. gal |
AC (Open Auction) ZE (Electronic) |
| Natural gas |
NYMEX |
10,000 mmBTU |
NG |
| Heating Oil |
NYMEX |
1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. gal) |
HO |
| Gulf Coast Gasoline |
NYMEX |
1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. gal) |
LR |
| RBOB Gasoline (reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygen blending) |
NYMEX |
1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. gal) |
RB |
| Propane |
NYMEX |
1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. gal) |
PN |
| Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) |
ZCE |
5 Tons |
TA |
[edit] Precious metals
[edit] Industrial metals
[edit] Rare metals
The following metals are not, at present, traded on any exchange, such as the London Metal Exchange (LME), and, therefore, no spot or futures market, where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these metals.[citation needed] The only price information that is available globally is published by, among others, London-based Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation needed] Germanium, Cadmium, Chromium, Magnesium, Manganese, Silicon, Rhodium, Selenium, Titanium, Vanadium, Wolframite, Niobium, Lithium, Indium, Gallium, Tantalum, Tellurium, and Beryllium.
[edit] Other minerals and materials
The following minerals and materials are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, and, therefore, no spot or futures market where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these minerals.[citation needed] Generally the only price information that is available globally is published privately by, among others, the London Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation needed]
Asphalt, Aggregate, Arsenic, Borax, Boron, Gypsum, Asbestos, Chlorine, Fluoride, Cement, Sulfuric Acid, Carbon Dioxide, Fluorspar, Bromine, and Titanium Dioxide.
[edit] Agricultural products
The following agricultural products are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, and, therefore, no spot or futures market where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these minerals.[citation needed] Generally the only price information that is available is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation needed]
Fresh Flowers, Cut Flowers, Melons, Lemons, Tung Oil, Gum Arabic, Pine Oil, Xanthan, Tomatoes, Grapes, Eggs, Potatoes, and Figs.
In 2007, steel began being traded as a commodity in the London Metal Exchange.
[edit] Environmental commodities
In the last decade, a number of environmental commodities have been created. These include carbon offsets, Renewable Energy Certificates, and white certificates (energy efficiency credits).
[edit] Commodity exchanges and regulators
*[[Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange]]]
[edit] References
- ^ "CME Group Website". cmegroup.com. CME Group. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
