Top Questions

1. >Commodities Index Funds

A commodities index fund is a type of mutual fund that is based on the performance of an underlying commodity or portfolio of commodities. A commodity, which is not classified as a security under the provisions of the federal Securities Act of 1933, are any material or natural resource that may be transformed into a consumer product or good. Examples of commodities include oil, sugar, oranges, cattle, hogs, gold, etc. Commodities are traded in a commodities market, which sets the price for these materials and resources. Transactions are made as a way for producers to lock in prices as we...