Commodities and Energy Markets

Refreshed November 2024 | CPD time: 1 Hour

Commodity markets are physical or virtual marketplaces for buying and selling primary or raw products (commodities). Energy markets that make a sub-set of commodities deal specifically with the buying and selling of energy, such as oil, electricity and gas. Commodity derivatives are risk management instruments that allow investors to trade in certain items without possessing them. This module explores the energy markets, commodity markets and commodity derivatives.