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commodity exchange

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noun

  1. an exchange for the buying and selling of futures contracts on commodities, as butter, coffee, sugar, and grains.


Etymology

Origin of commodity exchange

First recorded in 1930–35


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The ship is a “missing piece” in the story of networks, trade and commodity exchange in the wider eastern Mediterranean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

—Gold retreated below $5,000 as top commodity exchange CME Group raised margin requirements following a selloff in metals prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

But with plenty of borrowed money going into speculative trades—especially silver—it didn’t take much to cause a stampede for the exits, especially with commodity exchange CME Group also raising margin requirements on various metals.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

Its previous investments include Transmission Developers, solar mounting firm Esdec, environmental engineering firm Geosyntec, environmental commodity exchange Xpansiv, and renewable energy firm Invenergy.

From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023

I also urge final action on a measure that is already passed by the House to guard against fraud and manipulation in the Nation's commodity exchange market.

From State of the Union Address by Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) Johnson

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