You may have heard about commodities trading, but you may not be familiar with how the strategy works—or why it’s used by so many people as a staple of their investment portfolio. On the surface, ...

A History of Commodities Trading Trading commodities is an ancient profession with a longer history than the trade in stocks, ...

Commodity trading requires choosing a platform that aligns with your trading style, experience level and needs. Whether you’re a seasoned professional looking for advanced tools and global market ...

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 ...

Let’s start by stating the obvious. Commodities exist in the physical world. That means they are very different from stocks, bonds or cryptocurrencies. Those asset classes can move around the world ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who has been working in ...

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 ...

Tokenized commodities represent fractional ownership of real-world assets using digital tokens on a blockchain while preserving their tangible value. Tokenized commodities are digital versions of real ...