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Agricultural commodities – grains and softs

Why trade agriculture?

Take a view on the supply and demand for the world’s most important resources
Straightforward access through your forex trading account
Diversification out of traditional equity and forex markets
Competitive spreads reflecting real time market liquidity

Market insights

Agricultural commodity prices are driven by constantly changing environmental and political environments, and increasingly also by speculators.

During 2011, prices of wheat, corn, and other agricultural commodities soared as demand from an ever increasing global population continues in the face of poor harvests and, just as important for prices, the fear of failed harvests. But will it continue?

Each commodity is subject to different factors impacting its price from weather to political risk to pure speculation, and prices can be volatile.

Contract details

Contract	Margin	Trading hours	Max position size	Contract value per min tick movement	Underlying exchange	Contract expiry
Soybean	1%	18:00-08:15 & 10:30-15:00 (Chicago)	100,000	$2.50	CBT-Chicago Board of Trade	4th Wed - Prior month - Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov
Wheat	1%	18:00-08:15 & 10:30-15:00 (Chicago)	100,000	$2.50	CBT-Chicago Board of Trade	4th Wed - Prior month - Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec
Corn	1%	18:00-08:15 & 10:30-15:00 (Chicago)	100,000	$2.50	CBT-Chicago Board of Trade	4th Wed - Prior month - Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec
Cotton	1%	21:00-14:30 (New York)	500,000	$0.50	NYB-ICE Futures US Softs	3rd Wed - Prior month - Mar, May, Jul, Oct, Dec
Sugar	1%	02:30-14:00 (New York)*	2,800,000	$2.80	NYB-ICE Futures US Softs	3rd Wed - Prior month - Mar, May, Jul, Oct

* Denotes Monday open

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