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Commodity markets have been around for several years now. However, it was only in 2003 that the regulators permitted exchange-traded mechanism. 

Agri commodity trading is one of the major attractions of the commodity market. Those who are keen to meet their long-term financial goals are particularly interested in agri commodity trading.

The foreign exchange market, also known as the forex market, is a global marketplace for trading in currencies. 

For many years there was a close association between equity markets and commodity markets. But unlike gold, equity and debt that retail investors are comfortable with, investing in commodities is not very common in India. To encourage investment in commodities, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified guidelines on mutual funds investment in commodity derivatives. Investors now have the option to include commodities in their portfolios that come with the advantage of being managed by professionals.

Exchange rates and what they mean

$1=₹74

Isn’t this the most common conversion we all have seen?

This conversion basically tells us that the worth of 1 U.S Dollar is equivalent to 74 Indian Rupees.

But where did this conversion come from? How do we arrive at this?

Read on to find out.

We have all heard of various terms being used in the world of investing. Futures and options are among those that are frequently used.

However, while people know about the terms ‘Futures’ and ‘Options’, most don’t know enough about them and therefore consider them to be esoteric practices.

While futures and options are commonly seen together, in this blog, we will specifically go over things that one should know about before trading in futures.