COMMODITIES

The most effective way to trade commodities is to trade on the futures markets. You can trade the major commodities markets on the NYMEX futures exchange via the Tradegate trading-platform:

• Light Crude Oil
• Natural Gas
• Gasoline
• Gold
• Silver

A future is an agreement to buy or sell the commodity at a specific price on a given date in the future. Commodity futures are "cash settled" - this means that no delivery of the actual commodity takes place when the contract expires. Instead the current holder of the future receives/pays the difference between the entry price of the position and the expiration price (assuming that the position has not been closed prior to expiration). Futures are traded on margin. The margin requirement for the futures offered by us varies between 10-20% of the underlying position's value. For a complete list of margin requirements click here. For more detailed information about the futures contracts click here.

 Historical futures quotes provided by Genesis Finacial (www.Tradenavigator.com).