Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about commodities, but they touch nearly every aspect of our lives. Almost everything we use, work with, watch, eat, or wear was made with a commodity or used ...

On May 7, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued final guidelines (Guidelines) clarifying the definition of physically settled commodity derivatives under the Markets in Financial ...

A commodity ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests exclusively in commodities like gold, silver, oil, or agricultural products like livestock or milk. Commodity ETFs invest in commodities stored ...

Under the CEA, the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over transactions in “commodity interests,”[9] meaning that only the CFTC can promulgate regulations as well as prosecute fraud and manipulation in ...

Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) on Tuesday reintroduced the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act (H.R. 1673) to clarify the definition of "agricultural commodity." These are questions that trucking companies ...

Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...