Commodity definition

Commodity is exchange-traded physical substance - gold, oil, orange juice, etc... Commodities (when mentioned in financial news/articles) usually refer to Commodity Futures. "Jon Smith is buying commodities" generally means "Jon Smith is buying commodity futures". Jon Smith is not buying and taking delivery of 10 barrels of oil, but rather a futures contract to buy 10 barrels of oil.

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