Commodity markets are markets where raw or primary products are exchanged.

These raw commodities are traded on regulated commodities exchanges, in which they are bought and sold in standardized contracts. LIST OF COMMODITIES Agricultural (Grains, and Food and Fiber) Commodity Main Exchange Contract Size Trading Symbol Corn CBOT 5000 bu C Oats CBOT 5000 bu O Rough Rice CBOT 2000 cwt RR Soybeans CBOT 5000 bu S Soybean Meal CBOT 100 short tons SM Soybean Oil CBOT 60,000 lb BO Wheat CBOT 5000 bu W Cocoa NYBOT 10 tons CC Coffee C NYBOT 37,500 lb KC Cotton No.2 NYBOT 50,000 lb CT Sugar No.11 NYBOT 112,000 lb SB Sugar No.14 NYBOT 112,000 lb SE Livestock & Meat Commodity Lean Hogs Frozen Pork Bellies Live Cattle Feeder Cattle Energy Commodity Main Contract Trading Symbol Contract Size 40,000 lb (20 tons) 40,000 lb (20 tons) 40,000 lb (20 tons) 50,000 lb (25 tons) Currency USD ($) USD ($) USD ($) USD ($) Bourse Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chicago Mercantile Exchange Ticker LH PB LC FC

Exchanges WTI Crude Oil Brent Crude Ethanol Natural Gas Heating Oil Gulf Coast Gasoline RBOB Gasoline (reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygen blending) Propane Uranium Precious metals NYMEX, ICE ICE CBOT NYMEX NYMEX NYMEX

Size 1000 bbl CL (NYMEX), (42,000 U.S. WTI (ICE) gal) 1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. IB gal) AC (Open 29,000 U.S. Auction) ZE gal (Electronic) 10,000 NG mmBTU 1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. HO gal) 1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. LR gal) 1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. RB gal) 1000 bbl (42,000 U.S. PN gal) 250 lbs UX

NYMEX

NYMEX NYMEX

Commodity Unit Currency Price (09 April 2009) Bourse Gold troy ounce USD ($) $881.00 CBOT Platinum troy ounce USD ($) $1189.00 NYMEX Palladium troy ounce USD ($) $230.00 NYMEX Silver troy ounce USD ($) $12.32 CBOT Industrial metals Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Price (2006) Bourse

([1]) London Metal Copper 6,670 ([2]) Exchange, New York Metric London Metal Lead USD ($) $990 ([3]) 1,515 ([4]) Ton Exchange Metric $1,226 London Metal Zinc USD ($) 4,110 ([6]) Ton ([5]) Exchange Metric $7,665 London Metal Tin USD ($) 9,675 ([8]) Ton ([7]) Exchange London Metal Metric $1,947 2,595 Aluminium USD ($) Exchange, New Ton ([9]) ([10]) York Aluminium Metric 2,595 London Metal USD ($) ([11]) alloy Ton ([12]) Exchange Metric $15,190 30,050 London Metal Nickel USD ($) Ton ([13]) ([14]) Exchange Aluminium Metric 2,310 London Metal USD ($) ([15]) alloy Ton ([16]) Exchange Metric Recycled steel USD ($) Rotterdam Ton Metric USD ($) $3,200 Ton Rare metals The following metals are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, such as the London Metal Exchange (LME), and, therefore, no spot or futures market, where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these metals.[citation needed] The only price information that is available globally is published by, among others, the London-based Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation needed] Germanium, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, Rhodium, Selenium, Titanium, Vanadium, Wolframite, Niobium, Lithium, Indium, Gallium, Tantalum, Tellurium and Beryllium. Other Minerals and Materials The following minerals and materials are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, and, therefore, no spot or futures market where producers,

consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these minerals.[citation needed] Generally the only price information that is available globally is published privately by, among others, the London Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation
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Asphalt, Aggregate, Arsenic, Borax, Boron, Gypsum, Asbestos, Chlorine, Fluoride, Cement, Sulfuric Acid, Carbon Dioxide, Fluorspar, Bromine, and Titanium Dioxide. Agricultural Products The following Agricultural Products are not, at present (2008), traded on any exchange, and, therefore, no spot or futures market where producers, consumers and traders can fix an official or settlement price exists for these minerals.[citation needed] Generally the only price information that is available is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.[citation needed] Fresh Flowers, Cut Flowers, Melons, Lemons, Tung Oil, Gum Arabic, Pine Oil, Xanthan, Milk, Tomatoes, Grapes, Eggs, Potatoes, and Figs. Other Commodity Ethanol Rubber Palm Oil Wool Polypropylene Unit Currency Price Price (2004) (2006) Bourse CBOT Singapore Commodity Exchange Bursa Malaysia ASX 1,165 London Metal ([17]) ([18]) Exchange ([19]) 1,070 London Metal ([20]) Exchange

29,000 US gallon (110 USD ($) m) 1 kg 1000 kg 1 kg 1000 kg EU cents () Malaysian Ringgit (RM) AUD (p) USD ($) USD ($)

Linear Low Density 1000 kg Polyethylene (LL)

In 2007, steel started to be traded as a commmodity in the London Metal Exchange. Environmental Commodities In the last decade, a number of environmental commodities have been created. These include carbon offsets, Renewable Energy Certificates, and white certificates (energy efficiency credits).