Commodity Trading Research

Broker Sponsored Research

Brokers often commission analyst reports and provide commodity futures research for clients and individuals who are active in the commodities markets. Many of the larger brokerages have the available resources to initiate coverage of the commodities sector. You will find up to date articles, market commentary from leading analysts, fundamental reports on commodity markets, USDA reports, quotes and other timely information for commodity and futures traders. Futures Buzz (www.futuresbuzz.com) is an example of a site that provides commodity trading research.

Exchange Research

The commodities exchanges such as Nymex (www.nymex.com) and the Chicago Board of Trade (www.cbot.com) have educational and resource sections that provide additional information on the contract specifications and articles that pertains to current market developments. You can also download data and peruse the resources section for further information for recommended sites that are related to commodity market research.

Previous History

More research center is a subscription service that is used by futures traders for historical spread trading information, seasonal patterns and reports on metals, dairy, energy, grains, oil, pork bellies, live cattle, lumber and Soybeans. You can also use it for inter market correlations and scheduled reports that pertain to the commodity markets. There is also additional information on monthly outlooks, seasonal patterns and volatility charts. A range of articles is also provided.

Specialized Research
You can also use specialized commodity trading research services such as (http://www.linngroup.com) which provides pertinent news releases, featured research, special reports and wires. You can take a free trial from the site. The commodity library (http://commodities.thefinancials.com) provides newsletters on previous metals, grains, livestock, softs, market data and research reports.