Company Information:

This website (www.forextb.com/eu) is operated by Forex TB Limited, a Cyprus Investment Firm, authorized and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission with CIF licence number 272/15. Forex TB Limited is located at Lemesou Avenue 71, 2nd Floor 2121 Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus.

 

Forex TB Limited owns and operates the “ForexTB” brand.

 

Risk Warning:

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70.14% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Past performance does not constitute a reliable indicator of future results. Future forecasts do not constitute a reliable indicator of future performance. Before deciding to trade, you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk tolerance. You should not deposit more than you are prepared to lose. Please ensure you fully understand the risk associated with the product envisaged and seek independent advice, if necessary. ForexTB does not issue advice, recommendations or opinions in relation to acquiring, holding or disposing of any financial product. Forex TB Limited is not a financial adviser and all services are provided on an execution only basis. Please read our Risk Disclosure document.

 

Regional Restrictions:

Forex TB Limited offers services within the European Economic Area (excluding Belgium) and Switzerland.

 

Forex TB Limited does not issue advice, recommendations or opinions in relation to acquiring, holding or disposing of any financial product. Forex TB Limited is not a financial adviser and all services are provided on an execution only basis.

What is a Commodity?

The basic definition of a commodity is usually an agriculturally grown or naturally-occurring material that can be traded (bought and sold). Commodities of the same type and grade, do not differ much between producers, making them interchangeable and priced similarly, if not equally. There are some commodities that possess an intrinsic value due to their scarcity and difficulty in extracting or mining, this mainly includes metals like gold, silver and platinum.

4 Categories of Commodities:

  • Agricultural Commodities: includes raw goods like sugar, cocoa, coffee beans, etc.
  • Energy Commodities: includes petrol products like oil and gas.
  • Metal Commodities: includes precious metals like gold, silver and platinum, but also base metals like including copper.
  • Livestock Commodities: includes pork bellies, live cattle as well as meat commodities.

Other terms you might come across when trading in commodities are soft and hard commodities. Soft commodities are agricultural commodities or animals, while hard commodities are mainly those that have been mined like gold, oil etc.

There are many different factors that can affect the price of a commodity. Prices for certain commodities have been known to surge when a commodity is scarce or threatened. In general, the most influential across the commodities are when there are changes in the supply and demand of a specific commodity. This is not to say that there are not other factors that can influence the price, including: weather, war, and changes to the U.S. dollar.

Here’s an example:

The largest producer of corn in the world is the United States. Say that there was a sudden freeze across the United States, just before harvest time, which decimated all of the U.S. corn crops. Due to this, the global supply of corn would drop and the demand for corn would rise. Most likely, as a result, the price of corn would rise, or surge, as the supply dwindles and it becomes a ‘hot commodity’.

With ForexTB, you can speculate on the prices of commodities with Contracts for Difference (CFDs), allowing traders to participate in the futures market with derivatives instead of the physical assets themselves.

Risk Warning

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70.14% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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