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  The Sweet Life Of Soft Markets
The soft markets are made up of cocoa, coffee, cotton, orange juice and sugar, some of the oldest commodities still around today.
The soft markets are usually a bit lower in volume than you will find elsewhere, as in the energies or indexes.
Orange juice is a relative newcomer to the commodity markets.
www.investopedia.com /articles/optioninvestor/07/soft_market.asp   (1430 words)

  
 Futures contract: contract future interest rate, commodity contract future, contract future hedging
Trading on commodities began in Japan in the 18th century with the trading of rice and silk, and similarly in Holland with tulip bulbs.
Trading in the US began in the mid 19th century, when central grain markets were established and a marketplace was created for farmers to bring their commodities and sell them either for immediate delivery (also called spot or cash market) or for forward delivery.
The social utility of futures markets is considered to be mainly in the transfer of risk, and increase liquidity between traders with different risk and time preferences, from a hedger to a speculator for example.
wikipedia.pavelreich.com /wiki/Futures_contract   (2310 words)

  
 Currency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This first stage of currency, where metals were used to represent stored value, and symbols to represent commodities, formed the basis of trade in the Fertile Crescent for over 1500 years.
However, the collapse of the Near Eastern trading system pointed to a flaw: in an era where there was no place that was safe to store value, the value of a circulating medium could only be as sound as the forces that defended that store.
Frequent flyer miles: A type of private currency, different versions of which are issued by most major airlines to encourage customer loyalty.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Currency   (2175 words)

  
 Futures contract
This can be a fixed number of: barrels of oil; lengths of random lumber; units of weight (bushels of wheat, ounces of bullion &c); units of foreign currency; interest rate points; Equity index points; Notional bonds; the unit of currency in which the asset is quoted.
Because they vary in price as a direct function of these variables only, a futures contract is an example of a parametric contract[?], and is easily combined or traded as part of more complex financial derivatives[?] deals.
Originally, futures were traded only on commodities, in a market dominated by Chicago.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fu/Futures.html   (1189 words)

  
 The best ways to invest in soft commodities - Money Week
Soft commodities can be a tricky sector to get in on, so we asked three experts for their views
Ian Henderson: The problem I have with agricultural commodities is that most of them are priced because of weather effects, or inadequate or excess planting and it’s hard to think of a structural argument for most soft commodities.
That’s an area that is related to soft commodities and I know there is a lot of innovation happening there.
www.moneyweek.com /file/15330/the-best-ways-to-invest-in-soft-commodities.html   (2614 words)

  
 Commodity Trader: Soft Commodities Roundup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This market could find its way above 2.00 before the end of this year’s hurricane season if the groves are hit.
Coffee did confirm the downward trend I predicted last week and for now this market is a sell, but longer term I would begin to look at the long side once we slide below 95.
Commodity Trader has had 697 entries and 42 comments posted to it since its inception.
www.commoditytrader.com /agriculture/soft_commodities_roundup.php   (301 words)

  
 Electronic trading moves into the soft commodities - MarketWatch
The volume in the markets for cocoa and frozen concentrated orange juice has increased significantly during the first few weeks of trading, and the electronic contracts are slated to extend their hours shortly, so volumes may climb even more.
The leader in the softs markets continues to be the Nybot, and that most likely will remain true in the future.
One market that could return big profits in 2007, as it did in 2006, is the November orange juice market (OJX7).
www.marketwatch.com /news/story/story.aspx?guid={1889D384-7A81-4A28-9B0A-2A8C163E45ED}&dist=rss   (883 words)

  
 The Hirsch Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
His commodity index fund is the best performing index fund in the world.
Believes that commodities will continue to be hot in the coming years.
Markets in Motion: A Financial Market History 1900 to 2004 (25th Anniversary Edition), Ned Davis Research, Wiley, $49.95.
www.hirschorg.com /bookreview.asp   (801 words)

  
 Commodity Market Gold - What You Must Know About Commodity Market Gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Market Wire - Skygold Acquires 1,000,000 Acres on Trend with the Spanish Mountain Gold Discovery VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 29, 2006 -- Skygold Ventures Ltd. (Skygold) (TSX VENTURE: SKV) is pleased to announce that they have...
Volatility is sure to be high for the near future, If the commodity market are in for a long-term bull market, I would expect Gold to test the all-time highs around $880.
For a commodity market to be established, there must be very broad consensus on the variations in the...
www.gold-riches.com /commodity-market-gold.php   (875 words)

  
 The Rug Company - Ushak Kilim Rugs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sizes vary from medium to very large, with the square being a common shape; red ground is common, with blue, green mauve, fl, yellow and white used in designs which generally have a large central medallion and decorated borders.
It must be noted that Usak workshop kilims produced for the commercial and export market are often undistinguishable from commercial workshop kilims of Denizli and nearby Esme.
A subtle and sophisticated application of the principle of contrast can also be obtained by introducing a kilim rug with colors starkly different than those of the venue being decorated but also containing a deeper, more full-bodied hue of the prevailing softer room color.
www.the-rug-company.com /ushak-rugs.html   (3938 words)

  
 MarketForum - The Latest Opinions on Futures and Options
The new futures contracts and their commodity codes are: NYMEX cocoa (CJ), NYMEX coffee (KT), NYMEX cotton (TT), NYMEX FCOJ (frozen concentrated orange juice) (FJ), NYMEX sugar #11 (YO), and NYMEX sugar #14 (FT).
NYMEX Executive Chairman Richard Schaeffer said, "NYMEX is excited to be the first to offer these vital soft commodity futures contracts on an electronic trading and clearing platform.
CME Executive Chairman Terry Duffy said, "NYMEX's entry into the soft commodities market is a bold move and logical extension of their product strategy.
www.marketforum.com /?id=887289   (835 words)

  
 Commodities Market Reports On Coffee, Sugar, Cocoa & Other Softs
J.Ganes Consulting provides market research, analysis and reporting services on soft commodities such as coffee, sugar, cocoa, orange juice, and cotton futures.
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www.jganesconsulting.com /commodities-market.htm   (244 words)

  
 commodities charts free (cutestocks.com)
THE strengthening of the crude palm oil (CPO) prices has generated optimism that the commodity is fast narrowing the price differential gap with its major edible oil rival, soybean.
Free Commodity Charts are for every major commodities market...
Daily charts are updated every market day; weekly charts are updated at the end...
www.cutestocks.com /market/commodities-charts-free.html   (765 words)

  
 Welcome Arab National Bank Website
Saudi soft commodities market seen to generate hard cash
(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia's commodities market has attracted a great deal of attention from hedge fund managers seeking a reliable source of non-correlated investment returns, but much of that interest has focused on traditional "hard" commodities such as oil and gold, while "soft" commodities have lagged, Arab News reported.
The Goldman Sachs Commodity Index rose 128 percent between Jan. 1, 2002 and March 31, 2005, comfortably outperforming global stocks and bonds, as growing demand for energy and a rush to the relative safety of gold forced prices higher.
www.anb.com.sa /news_details.asp?id=98687   (239 words)

  
 Soft Commodities
The Soft Commodities module is a comprehensive real-time pricing, deal capture, position keeping and risk management system for tracking portfolios of both exchange-traded and over-the-counter agricultural cash, futures and options contracts.
The module provides users the ability to define pricing curves derived from a strip of futures contracts or forward points, which can be interpolated using a step-up function between data points.
It also supports many "packaged" strips of options and average strip options used in certain markets.
www.intermarkit.com /focus/soft_commodities.asp   (289 words)

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