COMEX gold futures can be traded online via a number of websites. This can be done via sites such as 'CME Group', 'TK Futures' and also on 'OptionsXpress'.
Gold is traded daily on the comex division of the new york merchantile exchange. Gold is traded in futures like other commodities such as silver, platinum and oil. However more gold is traded every day than there has ever been mined. This means that lots of people dont trust the paper-gold and buying bullions or gold coins at a price above the fix.
Gold prices vary a little bit from country to country. For example in the UK, the price is "fixed" twice a day in London. On Friday the fixing was at 1471. In the US Gold is traded on the COMEX, it closed Friday at 1463. There are also futures markets.
GCA is active 100oz COMEX contract. Use this to figure out specific expiration dates.
No company exists with the exact name "Comex Gold." "Comex" is the name of several companies, including a paint manufacturer. "COMEX Gold" usually refers to "Commodity Exchange Gold," ie the exchange of gold as a commodity.
Aluminum is not traded on the stock market. Aluminum futures contracts are traded on the commodities market--specifically, the London Metals Exchange (LME) and the COMEX, which is a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.As of 29 Jul 2011, the spot price for aluminum was $2,582 per metric ton, with three-month futures slightly higher.
COMEX was bought by the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), which trades futures in precious metals, oil, and gas. COMEX maintains its name as a division of NYMEX.
You can study commodities in Finance MBA but what is necessary is experience of knowing the market first hand.
The comex's market price for gold is closed, but is at $1,274.70, and is slowly decreasing. This market price may not be exact, because the market increases and decreases a lot of times.
Pork Bellies are not traded on a stock exchange. They are traded on a futures exchange. They are traded on the CME.
The only company that was dealing in iShares, Comex, and Gold trusts was BlackRock. They recently however announced a share split in regards to their iShare stock.
Commodities are things - stores of value, like gold, wheat, soybeans, cocoa, cotton, oil, etc. Futures are contracts for the future delivery of something - could be a commodity, stock index, foreign currency, bond, etc.
It is an agreement to buy or sell a standard quantity of a commodity or a security - such as gold, $US or bank bills of exchange - on a specific future date at an agreed price determined at the time the contract is traded on the futures exchange. It is a binding contract, enforceable at law. Futures contracts are traded by open outcry on the floors of most futures exchanges, although the computer age has seen the spread of screen trading.