President Donald Trump's auto and retaliatory tariffs on key U.S. trading partners are contributing to market volatility. Trump also recently noted he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from countries ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing to expand agricultural futures trading hours to a 24/7 schedule. CFTC says the change would make the market more vibrant, while brokers and ...

Trading in commodities is done through an exchange, which refers both to a physical location where the trading occurs and to ...

AI drives more intelligent commodity trading decisions. Algorithms process extensive data sets at incredible speed, detecting patterns that might escape human observation. Picture an AI identifying a ...

All strategies mix good days and bumper years with bad days and market-lagging returns. For commodities traders in 2025, it was more of the latter. Conflict in the Middle East caused volatility in oil ...

The financial landscape is evolving rapidly, with cryptocurrency market trends increasingly influencing traditional commodity trading. As digital assets become more mainstream, traders and market ...

Gold, copper, oil, and cocoa are up big as a broad takes hold in the commodities sector. The rally is driving historic profits for the commodities trading industry. Material shortages and macro ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent federal agency based in Washington. It regulates US derivatives markets, including futures, swaps, options, and cryptocurrency trading ...

Take a look at some basic examples of hedging in the futures market, as well as the return prospects and risks.

A recent report from McKinsey highlights trends seen in commodities trading over the past year. The document shows that despite global uncertainty, commodities trading generated over US$100 billion in ...

Central bank buying has driven gold's surge, but similar "insurance"-type strategies are now spreading across other commodity ...