Commodity trading is a trading platform where investors buy
and sell different commodities in order to Secure a good profit. Commodities usually traded in Pakistan
are:- · Gold
- · Silver
- · Crude OIL
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX)
is the government regulatory authority which
Register brokers and make policies about
secure trading and ensure investment safety.
There are many Brokerage companies
available in Pakistan which deals in commodity exchange.
One only needs to open an account with one
of leading brokerage houses and start business. But there are some
precautions which should be taken before going into commodity trade business.
·
Company should be registered with PMEX
·
Company past profile should be studied
·
Investor should keep an eye on Commodity prices
daily
·
Complete study of commodity price fluctuations
should be studied before investing, in order to secure your investment and gain
the most of it.
There are some vocabulary used in commodity trading business
which need explanation before entering into business.
·
Delivery/Withdrawal:
To take physical possession of the commodity purchased
·
Leverage:
The use of credit/Borrowed funds to improve your speculative capacity and
increase the rate of return from investment; as in buying securities on margin.
·
Margin
Trading: Trading securities with cash borrowed from a broker. This has the
effect of magnifying profit/loss made on securities.
·
Margin
Call: Demand by broker that a customer deposits enough to bring his margin
up to the minimum requirement; caused by the decline in market price of a
security purchased on margin.
·
Stop Loss:
An order to the broker to sell(buy) when the price of a security fall(rises) to
a designated level.
·
Gap
Opening: An Opening price for a security on an exchange that is much higher
or lower than the closing price on a previous trading day.
·
Risk:
Uncertainty associated with any investment.
·
Volatility:
How much and how quickly the value of an investment or market changes.
·
Capital
Gain: When you sell an asset at a higher price than you paid for it, the
difference is your capital gain.
·
Capital
Loss: When you sell an asset at a lower price than you paid for it, the
difference is your capital loss.
·
Risk
Profile: A measure of how risk
averse an investor.
·
Threshold:
A minimum where exchange will square all positions to avoid
default/liability on exchanges part. This threshold is put at a time of account
opening and will be adjusted according to client’s trading patterns.
Hope this post will enhance your knowledge
of trading commodities .Use this
knowledge to earn money online at home.Your feedback is very important
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