Commodities

Human society has been trading commodities for thousands of years. The trading of raw materials has been the catalyst for much of human social development. Many empires throughout history have been built through the power of exchanging commodities.

Today, commodities continue to be an important market for traders. Many investors trade commodities in order to provide diversification for their portfolios. Also, commodities are oftentimes used as a hedge against stocks since commodities tend to trade in opposite directions to certain stocks. Some of the commodities available to trade are crude oil, gold, silver, wheat, and much more.

With Iron500, you can trade commodity CFDs or contracts for difference. With a CFD, you do not need to purchase the actual commodity. Instead, you will simply need to predict the direction that the price of the commodity will move, either up or down. This enables you to extract profits even when commodity prices are falling.