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An independent U.S. federal agency established by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates the commodity futures and options markets. Its goals include the promotion of competitive and efficient futures markets and the protection of investors against manipulation, abusive trade practices and fraud. (Investopedia.com)
The USDA's listing of resources, data and other information by commodity. Also available are world market and trade reports, export sales reports and agricultural projections.
USDA: Foreign Agricultural Service- Current World Production, Market, and Trade Reports
Provides predefined data reports or "build your own query" reports by country, topic, or data source, as well as queries within both the International Financial Statistics (IFS) and Trade and Investment. Also includes the IMF Data Mapper which allows you to plot, compare, and import data from countries and regions. Data is drawn from:
CRB: Commodity Research Bureau- Market Data
Tracks the performance of commodity markets for currencies, energies, financials, grains, indices, meats, metals, and softs.
An excellent guide to stock and commodity exchanges worldwide, including those dealing in futures, options, and derivatives, as well as sources for market and stock prices and reports.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
This site contains tutorials, commodities, and futures prices as well as delayed and real-time pricing, and market research. Under the "Education" Tab you will find a lot of resources for novices to experienced traders.
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