Commodities •Coffee, Sugar, Cocoa, Cotton, Orange Juice. CRB Index Currency •US Dollar index, Euro based pairs, Dollar based pairs, cross rates Financials • Russell Equity Indexes, NYSE Composite Index The New York Board of Trade The Global Market Place
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Commodities•Coffee, Sugar, Cocoa, Cotton, Orange Juice. CRB Index
Currency•US Dollar index, Euro based pairs, Dollar based pairs, cross rates
Financials• Russell Equity Indexes, NYSE Composite Index
The New York Board of Trade The Global Market Place
Annual Nybot AG Combined Futures and Options Volume
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Sugar Coffee Cocoa Cotton O.J.
Annual Nybot Currency Combined Futures and Options Volume
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Dollar Index Dollar-based Euro-based/Cross Rates
Annual Nybot Equity Combined Futures and Options Volume
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NYSE Composite Index Russell 1000, 2000, 3000
• Inflation Hedge– Investment which reflects inflation associated with hard
assets
• Diversification – Un-correlated asset class versus stocks and bonds– Good hedge against negative bond performance– Reflects wage inflation inherent in plan sponsor liabilities