What are commodities?
Commodities are the basic building blocks of the global economy: natural resources or agricultural products that are traded throughout the world.
Commodities come in two main types:
- Soft commodities - agricultural products like rice or sugar
- Hard commodities - natural resources like silver or gas
Trading commodities with FXGM ZA
As a great alternative to currency trading, commodities have become a main part of trader’s portfolio. Very often, they are used when the markets are unstable.
| TYPE | INSTRUMENT |
|---|---|
| CFD | ALUMINIUM |
| CFD | Palladium |
| CFD | COFFEE* |
| CFD | Corn* |
| CFD | Wheat* |
| CFD | Cotton* |
| CFD | Sugar* |
| CFD | Soy bean* |
| CFD | Brent Oil* |
| CFD | COPPER* |
| CFD | PLATINUM* |
| CFD | USDNDX* |
| CFD | Crude Oil* |
| *Futures Contract Assets |
CFDs and FX are leveraged products. Trading CFDs carries a high level of risk since leverage can work both to your advantage and disadvantage. As a result, CFDs may not be suitable for all investors because you may lose all your invested capital. Please refer to the full Risk Disclaimer.