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Investors can buy or sell on [[commodity exchange|commodities exchanges]] using [[futures contract]]s.

Investors can buy or sell on [[commodity exchange|commodities exchanges]] using [[futures contract]]s.

More generally, a commodity is any good in a [[competitive]] [[market]].

More generally, a commodity is any good in a competitive [[market]].

 

*hedgers and [[hedge fund]]s attempting to protect against losses in price fluctuations

*[[supply and demand]]

In general parlance, a commodity is a good where the good supplied is indistinguishable from one supplier to another.  A consumer, then, only considers price when making a purchasing decision.  In recent years, computers have become a commodity.

In general parlance, a commodity is a good where the good supplied is indistinguishable from one supplier to another.  A consumer, then, only considers price when making a purchasing decision.  In recent years, computers have become a commodity.

[[Category:Economics]]

[[Category:Economics]]