Commodities are the natural resources that form the building blocks
of the global economy. The commodities markets are driven by many
factors, including supply and demand, the weather, and economic
and political events. Commodities, whether they are related to food,
energy or metals are an important part of everyday life.
Actually, commodities’ dealing is an old profession – far older than
dealing in stocks and bonds. Ancient civilizations traded a wide array
of commodities, from seashells to spices. Commodity trading was an
essential business.
