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Commodities Cheat Sheets
Commodities Basics
| Commodities Overview |
Commodities Special Topics
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| Metals Markets Power and Gas Soft/Hard Commodities |
Commodity examples
Example 1: Find information on futures contracts for raw jute.
| Step 1: | < CMDTY > CTM < GO > -Take you to the Contract Table Menu for commodities |
| Step 2: | 3) FIBR Fibers |
| Step 3: | Select 12) M4A Jute, Raw. |
From here you can go to a contract table or get descriptive information. If you knew the codes ahead of time, you can jump right to where you want to be:
| Step 1: | TRAWKO < CMDTY > < Go > |
Example 2: Get price curve for NYMEX Oil futures.
| Step 1: | < CMDTY > CCRV < GO > |
| Step 2: | Select 1) NYMEX Crude Oil |
Other functions of interest:
< CMDTY > SRTE < GO > - shipping route rates for dirty, clean, and dry bulk carriers.
< CMDTY > BBL < GO > - "The Oil Barrel" see what a barrel of crude oil is good for.
< CMDTY > CMSP < GO > - commodity spreads
See more popular codes here on our website.
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