On the money

What determines the price for a gallon of gas? In part, the commodity markets.

From gold to pork bellies, traders bid, buy and sell a variety of commodities in trading pits. If you’d like to learn how commodity trading and investing works, you might visit one of these locations on the World Wide Web:

¢ Commodity Futures Trading Commission

It offers guidelines to commodity futures and investing considerations.

¢ DailyFutures.com

Check out latest commodity markets news and access fundamental stats.

¢ FuturesKnowledge.com

Provides “Education Center” with features about different commodities and trading.

¢ TFC Commodity Charts

Resource of commodity trading and market information.