Commodities as an investment Since the dawn of humanity, the need for raw materials is constantly increasing. Oil, gas, uranium, copper, water, food, more and more people always need more of it. All commodities can be traded on the exchanges, either as direct purchase of a commodity or as an investment in a company that dismantles the relevant substance or process. In particular, since China (and to a lesser extent [read more]
The cocoa bean is a stimulant appreciated around the world, which is traded on all major exchanges. Main producers are Indonesia, Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador and Cameroon. Please note that there are four main types of cacao: Criollo and Trinitario is (fine-flavor) and / or Foraster Nacional (cocoa consumption). Is the main international food industry, which produces a variety of products from, chocolate, drinks, ice cream. The cocoa price, with [read more]
Beef has been a historical investment since the beginning of time. Agricultural history is rich with recordings of cattle and their herdsman managing them. With the price of food going up, beef makes a great investment. Beef has the advantage over other commodities it can be preserved as a live specimen, remaining good as long as the health of the animal is ensured. The best way to invest in beef [read more]
Coffee was already mentioned in the ninth century, the first time in Kaffa, a province in Ethiopia. Slaver brought the coffee in the 14th Century Arabia, where he until the middle of the 15th century was roasted and drunk. The coffee came with the rise of the Ottoman Empire, more and more popularity and is today the world most popular drink. In terms of market value, coffee is the world’s [read more]
Cobalt belongs to the subgroup transition metals of the iron-platinum group. Cobalt compounds are already well known and was originally used mainly for coloring ceramics, later also for glasses. The overall growth of the global economy has also led to metals in the past to high profits. Cobalt is a chemical element and belongs to the group of metals. Since the Middle Ages cobalt is used for the blue dye [read more]
Yttrium was first discovered in 1787 by Carl Axel Arrhenius near the town of Ytterby, Sweden. He named the discovery after the town. Johan Gadolin found yttrium’s oxide in 1789, and in 1828 Friedrich Wohler found the elemental yttrium substance. Yttrium is a key element in making phosphors for LED’s; it is also used in laser’s, electronic filters, and superconductors. Exposure to yttrium is also said to cause lung cancer. [read more]
Orange juice concentrate, which today is mostly traded in a kind of frozen food to the exchange is even a newer form of the raw material. In former times, oranges were consumed because of their durability only fresh. Meanwhile, investment will be used in various forms of orange foods such as jam, juice, liquor, and as cleaning agents. As the orange harvest is done by hand, it is very labor [read more]
An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is an exchange-traded, index-replicating THE SPECIAL and is characterized by high liquidity, transparency and low Transaktionsgebuehren. Were the first ETFs still mainly on stock indices, such as the Dow formed, it has in the meantime, the spectrum of the underlying asset classes and commodities extended to pensions. The high liquidity of ETFs results from the ongoing liquidity of the investment instruments on the stock exchange, [read more]
The ancient Romans used lead to the production of bronze. In addition, lead was used, inter alia, for the production of centrifugal floors, vessels, water pipes and seals. Today we know that lead is a highly toxic heavy metals and is therefore not to manufacture the above products is suitable. For this reason one uses day to day lead among other things, in radiology, in the nuclear industry and the [read more]
Rice is a crop of the world’s oldest not only indispensable basic and staple food, but also constant object of speculation. Such was and is its cultivation and its import and export just an important set screw regard to its price on world markets. If major producers like China and India are victims of crop failure, cultivated area but also artificially cut back or reduce the export rate, can follow [read more]
