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The Exchanges

Commodity contracts are traded at "exchanges" or trading centers where contracts are exchanged between buyers and sellers. The major exchanges deal in specific types of contracts and commodities. Here are but eight examples, there are more;

1. Chicago Board of Trade - Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Little Silver, Oats, Rice, Kilo Gold, Treasury Bonds, Treasury Notes, Muni Bond Index.
2. Chicago Mercantile Exchange/International Monetary Market- Live Cattle, LiveHogs, Lumber, Pork Bellies, Feeder Cattle, S&P 500 Index, S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index, Treasury Bills, Eurodollar, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Deutsche Mark, Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar.
3. New York Mercantile Exchange & Comex Division- Platinum, Palladium, Crude Oil, #2 Heating Oil, Unleaded Gasoline, Natural Gas, Gold, Silver, Copper.
4. Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange- Coffee-C, Sugar (World) and Cocoa.
5. New York Futures Exchange- NYSE Composite Index, CRB Index.
6. New York Cotton Exchange-Cotton, Orange Juice, Dollar Index.
7. Kansas City Board of Trade- Value Line Stock Index, KC Wheat, Mini Value Line Index.
8. Minneapolis Grain Exchange- Minneapolis Wheat.

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1. Responsibilites
2. Obtaining and Using Your Account Number
3. Order Placement
4. The Exchanges
5. Margin Calls
6. Margin Requirements
7. Bank Wiring Instructions
8. Trade Talk
9. Types of Market Orders
10. Price Orders
11. Combination Orders
12. T-Bill Policy
13. Account Maintenance Fee Policy
14. Service Charges

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