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Today's lesson is about commodities
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🌍 Major global commodity markets.. Your gateway to global trading!
The big three that control commodity trading globally are:
CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
London Metal Exchange (LME)
🛒 Why are these markets so important?
Commodity markets are massive global platforms where producers, farmers, factories, and brokers from all over the world come together to buy and sell commodities.
Without these markets, it would be extremely difficult, for example:
Selling Chilean copper to a Chinese factory
Or selling wheat from an American farmer to a European buyer
🌐 What’s their significance?
It’s not just about instant (Spot) buying and selling with direct payment; these markets are the global reference for determining fair prices for nearly all commodities worldwide.
🔑 Summary:
Commodity markets = the central global marketplace that efficiently and transparently connects producers and consumers across continents.
📊 Did you know that most prices for gold, oil, wheat, copper, coffee, and sugar that we hear about daily are determined in these three markets?
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Today's lesson is about what commodities are
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Futures and options: How does an airline hedge against fuel price spikes? ✈️⛽
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Did you know that fuel prices today may not be the same after 6 months?
To avoid surprises, companies turn to advanced financial instruments like futures and options.

📌 First: What are futures contracts?
These are contracts that allow you to buy or sell products at a fixed price, with delivery at a specified time in the future.

Delivery (exchanging the commodity at the agreed price).

📌 Second: What about options?
Options give you the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell later. While futures bind both parties to deliver the commodity or actually pay for it.

📌 Third: Are they just bets on the future?
At first glance, these contracts might seem like "bets on the future price" of the commodity, but their true use is quite different.

📌 Fourth: Practical application (hedging)
They can be used to protect real trades.
📌 Real-world example: An airline might buy a futures contract for fuel today to "lock in" the price it will pay in 3 months, even if market prices go up.

✅ Summary:

Futures and options are not just tools for speculation; they are powerful hedging instruments used by large companies to protect themselves from price volatility.

💡 Have you ever thought about how these contracts affect the price of your flight ticket?
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Today's word is three letters $USDC

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Today's lesson is about 'What are Stocks'
Commodity markets play a crucial role, especially in
the commodities themselves, as they are platforms where
producers and intermediaries from all over the world buy and sell.

If these markets didn't exist, it would be extremely difficult,
for instance, to sell Chilean copper to a Chinese factory - or
for an American farmer to sell wheat to a buyer in Europe, and so on.

"The three main global commodity markets are:
1. CME Group
2. Intercontinental Exchange
3. London Metal Exchange

The significance of these markets lies not only in the fact that
commodities are bought and sold there instantly on a cash and
carry basis.
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Let's continue today's lesson on commodities
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"When we think about commodities, it's helpful to picture four general categories:
1. Soft commodities, which include
agricultural products like cocoa,
corn, cotton, soybeans, rice,
and sugar.

2. Livestock - also considered a soft commodity - includes live animals
and animal meat products.

3. Hard commodities consist of mined and manufactured metals, such as aluminum,
cobalt, copper, gold,
lead, tin, nickel,
platinum, and silver.
4. Energy comes in the form of crude oil,
heating oil, and jet fuel. •
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Today's lesson is on the topic of ....commodities
What are commodities$BTC
Commodities are super important
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Yet, only a few
know how they actually work.

They're crucial because commodities impact many aspects

of our lives: they're in the food we eat:

the metals used in many products we

own, and the energy we consume.

At some stage in their preparation and delivery, all these things can

be converted back into commodities - they are

bought and sold in bulk on global commodity markets.

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Today's lesson is about what stocks are
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Stocks can be a great way to earn
dividends and capital gains from
your investment. Just leaving your cash in a savings account won't
give you that double whammy of
interest. That's good news.
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The downside is that you can lose your capital
if your stock prices drop, and the company
might cut or cancel its dividends, but these are risks you should
always keep in mind when investing in
stocks.
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Checklist
Stocks are pieces of a company's capital.
If you invest in them, you’ll earn
capital appreciation and profits,
but you can’t use any of what
was mentioned. The risk is limited to
your investment, but you could lose it all.
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Checklist
Many factors affect stock prices.
Even so-called experts and full-time
market analysts often get it wrong.
But if you're lucky, vigilant,
and willing to take the investment risks
in stocks, then you can make
money.
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Today's lesson: What are stocks?
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Then you need to think about supply and demand for stocks
in the market. The more shares available, the lower
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But remember, one of the biggest advantages of very large companies
(like BP, Shell, HSBC, Apple, etc.) is that they are generally highly liquid.
There are always shares available in the market to buy and sell.
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Then there are the overall market trends. These are reflected in
indicators like the FTSE 100 and the S&P 500
and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In other words, the
entire market can be positively or negatively affected.
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Company announcements, political events,
news releases, interest rate changes,
and broker reports on whether large investors
are buying or shorting, and sometimes just
an internal "feel" in the market - there are so many
factors that can influence stock prices at
any given time.
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Today we discussed the topic of stocks
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You can buy or sell stocks through
contacting a broker or banks that
offer stock trading services. The easiest way to buy
or sell is through an online trading platform
provided by these companies linked to a
bank account.
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You'll see stock prices indicated with two prices: the
bid price and the ask price.
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The bid is what they’ll pay you for your shares when
selling them. The difference is called the spread - and that's the profit the broker makes from the stocks they buy and sell.
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It would be pretty straightforward if the profitability of the company
was the only thing affecting its stock prices.
But there are actually a lot of factors to consider. The current strength of the company is definitely important
- but owning shares is a bet on the company's future performance."
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Today's lesson on what stocks are
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There are two things to keep in mind
Stocks can either dip or pump, and they can become
worthless if the company goes belly up).
Secondly, companies may not pay dividends at all
but prefer to hoard their profits.
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Tech companies often do this - so
investors gamble that the company will thrive and that
stock prices will moon.
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It's technically possible to buy shares in private companies.
Let's say a friend or relative starts a business
and you invest in it. You’ll get shares but they
will likely be illiquid. You’ll have a tough time
selling them, and there might be restrictions on their sale.
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The most liquid markets for stocks are public
financial markets or exchanges like the London Stock Exchange,
NYSE, and NASDAQ, along with AIM, Euronext, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Let's kick off today's lesson on what stocks are
#education
Imagine you own a slice of a company. That's what happens
when you buy a share. Stocks are how companies distribute
the cash they raise to run their operations. This cash is called
capital or equity.
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So, if a company divides its capital into 100
shares with a nominal value of £1, its issued capital would be £100.
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However, potential shareholders might be willing to pay more
for these shares, let's say £1.50 each.
Therefore, its market value would be 150 - 100 ×
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"Shares can be worth investing in for two reasons.
First, their value might increase, as in our example. If you’re
the investor, that means you’ll gain capital appreciation when you sell them. Second, companies might also pay
dividends - a portion of their profits to shareholders.
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What market is generally considered safer?

Under what circumstances is the spread wider?

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Lesson Four on Market Fundamentals
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Keep in mind that stocks with low liquidity
can have a wider spread because they may not
be traded frequently.
It is
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And for some stocks, the bid-ask spread
doesn't vary much. That's because some stocks are
subject to high research, and their performance is consistent.
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If you're day trading, the bid price
and the ask price are crucial as the spread can
significantly impact your daily profits.
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Also, keep in mind that if you're tracking the price
of something on a website, you're only seeing
another batch price for that stock. You might pay more or
less if you decide to buy.
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What affects the spread?
Availability - how easy it is to trade a company's
stock.
Volume - if a large quantity of shares is
traded quickly.
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What affects the spread?
Popularity - high-priced stocks can have a large spread.
Market volatility - whether it’s bad or good news,
or economic or company-specific.
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Watch the gap!
The difference between the bid
and ask has narrowed over the years for investors. This is partly
due to technology and increasing demand, which helps to
reduce costs.
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Watch the gap!
This means that more of what you invest ultimately
contributes to long-term stock market performance.