You may have heard about commodities trading, but you may not be familiar with how the strategy works—or why it’s used by so many people as a staple of their investment portfolio. On the surface, ...

Trading commodities is an ancient profession with a longer history than the trade in stocks, bonds, and, according to many anthropologists, money. The rise of numerous empires can be directly linked ...

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission Web site (http://www.cftc.gov) has a range of information, including scam warnings and a glossary. See, for example, "What ...