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Topic of the Day: Commodity markets
 This article focuses on the history and current debates regarding global commodity markets. It covers physical product (food, metals, electricity) markets but not the ways that services, including those of governments, nor investment, nor debt, can be seen as a commodity. Articles on reinsurance markets, stock markets, bond markets and currency markets cover those concerns separately and in more depth. One focus of this article is the relationship between simple commodity money and the more complex instruments offered in the commodity markets. See List of traded commodities for some commodities and their trading units and places. The modern commodity markets have their roots in the trading of agricultural products. While wheat and corn, cattle and pigs, were widely traded using standard instruments in the 19th century in the United States, other basic foodstuffs such as soybeans were only added quite recently in most markets.[citation needed] For a commodity market to be established, there must be very broad consensus on the variations in the product that make it acceptable for one purpose or another.
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Welcome to Financiology.com
(07/16/2007)
What on earth is Financiology? Is it... - smart money management?
- a branch of economics dealing with finance?
- the art of keeping your financial house in order?
- the science of leading the lifestyle you want without being able to actually afford it?
- aspiritual sect which worships money?
Maybe it is a little bit of everything, or rather, it is whatever you want it to be. As long as money makes the world go 'round we will have to deal with finance in all the different ways it touches our lives. Making money, investing it, borrowing and spending it. Financial freedom is probably way up on our list of important goals, and Financiology is here to gather all finance related intelligence in one place to help you achieve this goal. Find expert advice and information on a wide array of financial topics, from A as in Auto Loans to Z as in Zero Down. Chances are you'll find an article that offers valuable (and FREE!) tips and advice on almost any finance subject imaginable. Got expertise in any area related to financiology? Submit an article to our information directory and share it with the world. All of us here at financiology.com sincerely hope you will find this resource helpful in all your financial endeavours. To your wealth, Anne
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