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Agricultural (Grains, and Food and Fiber)

Commodity Main Exchange Contract Size Trading Symbol
Corn CBOT 5000 bu C
Oats CBOT 5000 bu O
Rough Rice CBOT 2000 cwt RR
Soybeans CBOT 5000 bu S
Soybean Meal CBOT 100 short tons SM
Soybean Oil CBOT 60,000 lb BO
Wheat CBOT 5000 bu W
Cocoa NYBOT 10 tons CC
Coffee C NYBOT 37,500 lb KC
Cotton No.2 NYBOT 50,000 lb CT
Sugar No.11 NYBOT 112,000 lb SB
Sugar No.14 NYBOT 112,000 lb SE

Livestock & Meat

Commodity Contract Size Currency Bourse Ticker
Lean Hogs 40,000 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange LH
Live Cattle 40,000 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange LC
Feeder Cattle 50,000 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange FC

Energy

Commodity Main Exchanges Trading Symbol
Light, Sweet Crude NYMEX CL
Brent Crude ICE IB
Ethanol CBOT AC (Open Auction) ZE (Electronic)
Natural Gas NYMEX NG
Heating Oil NYMEX HO
Gulf Coast Gasoline NYMEX LR
RBOB Gasoline (reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygen blending) NYMEX RB
Propane NYMEX PN
Uranium NYMEX UX

Precious metals

Commodity Unit Currency Price (20th August 2008) Bourse
Gold troy ounce USD ($) $822.00 CBOT
Platinum troy ounce USD ($) $2025.00 NYMEX
Palladium troy ounce USD ($) $443.00 NYMEX
Silver troy ounce USD ($) $13.27 CBOT

Industrial metals

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Price (2006) ([1]) Bourse
Copper Metric Ton USD ($) $3,200 6,670 ([2]) London Metal Exchange, New York
Lead Metric Ton USD ($) $990 ([3]) 1,515 ([4]) London Metal Exchange
Zinc Metric Ton USD ($) $1,226 ([5]) 4,110 ([6]) London Metal Exchange
Tin Metric Ton USD ($) $7,665 ([7]) 9,675 ([8]) London Metal Exchange
Aluminium Metric Ton USD ($) $1,947 ([9]) 2,595 ([10]) London Metal Exchange, New York
Aluminium alloy Metric Ton USD ($) ([11]) 2,595 ([12]) London Metal Exchange
Nickel Metric Ton USD ($) $15,190 ([13]) 30,050 ([14]) London Metal Exchange
Aluminium alloy Metric Ton USD ($) ([15]) 2,310 ([16]) London Metal Exchange
Recycled steel Metric Ton USD ($) Rotterdam

Rare metals

The following metals are not, at present (2008), 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, the London Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation needed] Germanium, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, Rhodium, Selenium, Titanium, Vanadium, Wolframite, Niobium, Lithium, Indium, Gallium, Tantalum, Tellurium, and Beryllium.

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.

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, Milk, Tomatoes, Grapes, Eggs, Potatoes, and Figs.

Other

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Price (2006) Bourse
Ethanol 29,000 US gallon (110 m³) USD ($)     CBOT
Rubber 1 kg EU cents (¢)     Singapore Commodity Exchange
Palm Oil 1000 kg Malaysian Ringgit (RM)     Bursa Malaysia
Wool 1 kg AUD (p)     ASX
Polypropylene 1000 kg USD ($) ([17]) 1,165 ([18]) London Metal Exchange
Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LL) 1000 kg USD ($) ([19]) 1,070 ([20]) London Metal Exchange

In 2007, steel started to be traded as a commmodity in the London Metal Exchange.

References

  • "CME Group Website". cmegroup.com. CME Group. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  • "ICE/NYBoT Website". theice.com. ICE/NYBOT Exchange. Retrieved 2008-08-21.

Commodity Exchanges & Regulators