COMEX

COMEX

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Link
Founding Date
1993
Parent Entity

COMEX, an abbreviation for The Commodity Exchange, is the world's largest futures and options trading for metals. As one of the most significant commodity exchanges in the world, COMEX plays a crucial role in setting global benchmark prices for gold, silver, aluminum, copper, scrap metal, iron ore, lithium and zinc. By providing a platform for standardized contracts for future delivery, COMEX facilitates price discovery and risk management for participants in the precious metals markets. Traders and businesses use the exchange for hedging and speculation, influencing financial markets worldwide. COMEX is part of the CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace.

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Companies that rely on metals, like jewelers or electronics manufacturers, use COMEX to lock in future prices and protect against rising costs.

Investors looking to profit from price movements buy and sell COMEX contracts based on market trends. 

Many long-term investors include gold and silver futures in their portfolios to balance risk, especially during economic downturns.