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Re: Commodities trading is Futures and Options
girish kumar / Marco Polo Network <>
25 Apr 2007 8:24AM ET > Hi Mahendra,
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> When there is talk of Commodities Trading, it about Futures and Options.
> Refer investopedia definition at
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> http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/commodity.asp
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> [quote from investopedia]
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> 2. The sale and purchase of commodities is usually carried out through
> futures contracts on exchanges that standardize the quantity and minimum
> quality of the commodity being traded. For example, the Chicago Board of
> Trade stipulates that one wheat contract is for 5,000 bushels and also
> states what grades of wheat (e.g. No. 2 Northern Spring) can be used to
> satisfy the contract.
>
> [/quote from investopedia]
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> A very goog article explaining origin / history of commodities trading
> is available at
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_markets
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> For FIX protocol support for Futures and Options refer
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> http://fixprotocol.org/functionality
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> Hope this answers your question. Feel free to post any more
> questions you have.
>
> regards,
> K. Mahesh +1-203-252-4039
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Can any one help me for the below details for commonidities
> > using FIX:
> >
> > 1) Which version supports commodities
> >
> > 2) what are the required tags to place an order for commodities
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mahendra
Hi mahesh
Can you please help me in commodities trading through FIX and if you have any logs relating to this you can send me on my email id. early response much appreciated.
Regards
Girish
Re: Commodities trading is Futures and Options
girish kumar / Marco Polo Network 25 Apr 2007 8:24AM ET
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