Trading in Oil, Gold and Other Commodities
Lucina Guzmán Ibarra





History of Trading



Why is trading so important between countries?



What can parties, people, countries trade?



What are commodities? + CHARACTERISTICS



Clasification of commodities
Raw
Hard
Soft
Bought, sold or traded at a commoditie market
Natural resources, mined or extracted
Agricultural products
Animal products

How do we trade commodities?
•Commodities are traded in the commodity market.
•Future contracts: specific quantity, specific price, specific day delivery.
•There is no physical delivery at the moment the contract is made.
•Future brokers: Commodity futures are bought and sold through an account with a commodity futures
broker.
•Trading future contracts

Japan Case



Investing in commodities



Types of traders



How commodities move the market…



•Oil leads the list of commodities that move the market. •Oil is a key input on a variety of
products we use daily. •Gold indirectly follows movements in the market.
•Metals gain value during market downturns.
•Lumber influences directly on the housing market. •Corn is among the most versatile and complex
commodities. Single most importan crop in the world.

Questions?



References
•http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/commodity.asp
•http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/09/commodity-mutual-funds.asp
•http://www.nasdaq.com/article/how-oil-prices-gold-and-other-commodities-move-the-market-cm593395
•http://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trade.asp
•http://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Global_economics/Why_do_countries_trade.html