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Yes. Gold is a commodity and investment
Commodity options trading are virtual transactions of purchasing and sales using raw or primary commodities. Examples of Primary commodities are oil, gold. Examples of raw commodities are cocoa and fruit.
Gold is a commodity that can be sold and traded, just like any other commodity. Gold is considered a hard commodity because it is extracted from mining, instead of being grown.
A commodity is any item, such as natural gas or gold, that satisfies the needs of consumers or investors. Of course, anything that multiple people are willing to pay for and need could be considered a commodity.
Gold is the same gold anywhere; that is why it is a 'commodity'.
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Gold is an very popular commodity of MCX.
2008 top gold producting countries, in order: China South Africa USA Australia Peru Russia Canada From http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/mcs-2009-gold.pdf
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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.