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COMMODITY EXCHANGE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Market Structure (Trade)
  • Investment
DEF

An exchange specializing in the buying and selling of one or more particular basic commodities, such as coffee, sugar, cotton, grains, metals, rubber etc. Such an exchange provides a means for determining market prices for commodities, and for establishing a futures trade in the particular commodities.

OBS

The commodities are not brought to the exchange; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Morphologie des marchés (Commerce)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Marché public sur lequel se négocient, le plus souvent à terme, sans qu'elles soient physiquement présentes, des marchandises, le plus souvent des matières premières industrielles ou agricoles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Estructura del mercado (Comercio)
  • Inversiones
DEF

Bolsa donde se intercambian, principalmente, productos agrícolas, determinados minerales y aun servicios (p. ej., fletes o seguros). Se distingue del mercado clásico en que las operaciones de compraventa se realizan sin la presencia material de los productos.

CONT

Las operaciones típicas de las bolsas de mercancías se basan en las expectativas, en los pronósticos sobre precios, cantidades, épocas de entrega, etc.

Key term(s)
  • bolsa de materias primas
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