Futures are financial contracts obligating the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset at a predetermined ...

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This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Although gold is the largest single commodity futures contract, crude oil reaches the 15% single commodity ...

For retirees (or soon-to-be retirees), futures contracts can offer an additional avenue for diversification and hedging opportunities, helping to manage market volatility. However, there are a few ...

Weather futures are financial contracts that allow investors and businesses to hedge against unexpected weather conditions. These futures are typically linked to measurable weather events, such as ...

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Of all the commodity futures contracts, cocoa rang the bell for the greatest price gain of the year. The other breakfast drinks, coffee and OJ, were also sharply higher, but no commodities (we are not ...