Intermediate
Owning physical commodities: storage and total cost
Calculate the costs and practical responsibilities of owning a physical commodity before comparing it with a financial product.
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Commodities Explained
Understand the materials behind the markets. Follow six learning stages from commodity basics to investment analysis and portfolio risk.
Start with What commodities are and why they matter, then follow the next lesson links. Explore 24 lessons with practical examples, exercises and further reading.
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Compare physical ownership, listed products, producer shares and futures.
Intermediate
Commodity ETFs, ETCs and ETNs: read the structure
Look inside a listed commodity product to understand its holdings, legal structure, tracking method and costs.
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Intermediate
Why producer shares do not track commodity prices exactly
Trace a commodity price change through production, costs, debt and valuation to understand the risks of producer shares.
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Intermediate
Futures, margin and leverage explained with an example
Use contract size and price changes to calculate futures exposure, then see why margin is not a limit on potential loss.
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