Scope: This article provides general education about commodities. The commodities and Commodity CFDs available through FXTRADING.com depend on your entity, region, account type, platform and the products shown for your account.
Commodities are raw materials or primary products such as energy, metals, and agricultural goods. Market participants may buy and sell physical commodities, futures, or other derivatives; availability through FXTRADING.com depends on the products displayed and is generally through CFDs rather than ownership of the physical commodity.
Many exchange-traded commodities are defined by contract specifications such as grade, quantity, delivery location, and date. Specifications support fungibility within a particular contract, but do not make every physical commodity identical or every price uniform across producers, grades, locations, contracts, or delivery periods. Commodity and Commodity CFD prices can vary and may be volatile.