Comments on: Commodities ???

By: ronwizfr

ronwizfr — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:18:03 +0000

In principle yes. In practice, it’s not so easy for a small investor. Luckily there are nowadays a lot of ETFs that track commodity prices. And these you can buy and sell exactly as stocks.

By: gosh137

gosh137 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:04:35 +0000

You can also buy ETF’s (online like stocks) that deal with commodities. PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (American Stock Exchange symbol is DBC). They also have: Agriculture (DBA), Industrial metals (DBB), Energy {Crude oil, natural gas, refined products} (DBE). can give you more information on these.

By: jimchan52

jimchan52 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:56:09 +0000

Short answer, yes. But, be very careful. In commodities, if you buy at 10 and the value drops to ….. say…. 8, you have to pay up the difference or sell for a loss. Commodities have great potential “in both directions” gain/loss.