List of traded commodities

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[edit] Agricultural (Grains, and Food and Fiber)

Commodity Main Exchange Trading Symbol
Corn CBOT C
Oats CBOT O
Rough Rice CBOT RR
Soybeans CBOT S
Soybean Meal CBOT SM
Soybean Oil CBOT BO
Wheat CBOT W
Cocoa NYBOT CC
Coffee NYBOT KC
Cotton NYBOT CT
Sugar NYBOT SB

[edit] Livestock & Meat

Commodity Unit Currency Bourse
Lean Hogs 1 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Bacon 1 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Live Cattle 1 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Feeder Cattle 1 lb USD ($) Chicago Mercantile Exchange

[edit] Energy

Commodity Main Exchanges Trading Symbol
Light, Sweet Crude NYMEX CL
Brent Crude ICE IB
Ethanol CBOT AC (Open Auction) ZE (Electronic)
Natural Gas NYMEX NG
Heating Oil NYMEX HO
Gulf Coast Gasoline NYMEX LR
RBOB Gasoline (reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygen blending) NYMEX RB
Propane NYMEX PN
Uranium NYMEX UX

[edit] Precious metals

Commodity Unit Currency Price (30th March 2008) Bourse
Gold troy ounce USD ($) $930.00 CBOT
Platinum troy ounce USD ($) $2025.00 NYMEX
Palladium troy ounce USD ($) $443.00 NYMEX
Silver troy ounce USD ($) $17.88 CBOT

[edit] Industrial metals

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Price (2006) ([1]) Bourse
Copper Metric Ton USD ($) $3,200 6,670 ([2]) London Metal Exchange, New York
Lead Metric Ton USD ($) $990 ([3]) 1,515 ([4]) London Metal Exchange
Zinc Metric Ton USD ($) $1,226 ([5]) 4,110 ([6]) London Metal Exchange
Tin Metric Ton USD ($) $7,665 ([7]) 9,675 ([8]) London Metal Exchange
Aluminium Metric Ton USD ($) $1,947 ([9]) 2,595 ([10]) London Metal Exchange, New York
Aluminium alloy Metric Ton USD ($) ([11]) 2,595 ([12]) London Metal Exchange
Nickel Metric Ton USD ($) $15,190 ([13]) 30,050 ([14]) London Metal Exchange
Aluminium alloy Metric Ton USD ($) ([15]) 2,310 ([16]) London Metal Exchange
Recycled steel Metric Ton USD ($) Rotterdam

[edit] 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. The only price information that is available globally is published by, among others, the London Metal Bulletin and is based on information from producers, consumers and traders. Germanium, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Silicon, Rhodium, Selenium, Titanium, Vanadium, Wolframite, Niobium, Lithium, Indium, Gallium, Tantalum, Tellurium, and Beryllium.

[edit] 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. 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.

Asphalt, Aggregate, Arsenic, Borax, Boron, Gypsum, Asbestos, Chlorine, Fluoride, Cement, Sulfuric Acid, Carbon Dioxide, Flourspar, Bromine, and Titanium Dioxide.

[edit] 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. Generally the only price information that is available is based on information from producers, consumers and traders.

Fresh Flowers, Cut Flowers, Melons, Lemons, Tung Oil, Gum Arabic, Pine Oil, Xanthan, Milk, Tomatoes, Grapes, Eggs, Potatoes, and Figs.

[edit] Other

Commodity Unit Currency Price (2004) Price (2006) Bourse
Ethanol 29,000 US gallon (110 m³) USD ($)     CBOT
Rubber 1 kg EU cents (¢)     Singapore Commodity Exchange
Palm Oil 1000 kg Malaysian Ringgit (RM)     Bursa Malaysia
Wool 1 kg AUD (p)     ASX
Polypropylene 1000 kg USD ($) ([17]) 1,165 ([18]) London Metal Exchange
Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LL) 1000 kg USD ($) ([19]) 1,070 ([20]) London Metal Exchange

In 2007, steel started to be traded as a commmodity in the London Metal Exchange.

[edit] Commodity Exchanges & Regulators