Commodities Commodities include metals, oil, grain, animal goods, economic instruments, and currencies. They could either be traded via commodity futures—agreements to purchase or market a certain amount of the commodity in a specified cost on a specific future date—or ETFs. Commodities can be used for hedging risk or speculative applications. https://share.evernote.com/note/10208e2f-edb4-1e8e-b052-fc9eb93cfcd6