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Commodity Markets

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This learning series introduces the structure of the commodities market. It starts with the spot market and then moves to commodity forwards and futures. It explains the specific features, such as delivery and settlement methods. Various types of price term structure (such as backwardation and contango) are described. The series also describes short squeezes and regulations.

Lessons

01

Defining Commodities

Commodities are typically the products which are extracted out of natural resources in short supply on earth.

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02

Commodity Markets - Types of Commodities

Typically, there are different types of commodities which are popularly acceptable as tradable with a time value across the global markets.

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03

Commodity Traders and Future Value

The traders in commodity markets for different commodities are of two types.

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04

Types of Markets for Commodity Trading

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05

Commodity Markets: Price Discovery, Price Risk Management and Regulation

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06

Regulation of Commodity Markets

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07

What is Contango?

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08

What is Backwardation?

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09

Backwardation and Contango

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