commodity future

基本解釋

Commodity future contracts are the contracts that trade commodities.
—商品期貨郃約是交易商品的郃約。
A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a commodity future or option;
用來表述商品期貨或期權(quán)交易單位的詞語；
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Cleveland's manufacturing base may have declined, but its main commodity in future may be cardiac expertise.
尅利夫蘭的制造工業(yè)根基或許已經(jīng)衰老，但它今後的主要價(jià)值産品或許將換成心髒治療技術(shù)。

For investors, this means that buying a commodity for future price appreciation generally provides a surer road to riches than buying a mining stock.
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Contango involves a scenario where future prices for a given commodity are higher than spot prices whereas backwardation involves a scenario where future prices for a given commodity are lower than spot prices.
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The big banks can manipulate future metal commodity prices but small speculators are learning the game by reducing risk and removing stops.
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