A Study on Impact of Commodity Trading With S...

A Study on Impact of Commodity Trading With Special Reference to Gold and Silver

Author Name : G. Shiva Rama Krishna, Ch. Shiva Priya

ABSTRACT

Indian markets have recently thrown open a new avenue for retail investors and traders to participate commodity derivatives. For those who want to diversify their portfolios beyond shares, commodities bonds and real estate are the best options. The commodities markets are one of the fastest growing areas in the investment world. A commodity market is an exchange for buying and selling of commodities for future delivery. Commodity trading in India started much before it started in many other countries. However, year of foreign rule, draught and periods of scarcity and government policies caused the commodity trading in India to diminish. Commodity trading was however restarted in India recently, but a lot more developments and initiatives need to be taken in this avenue. Investing in commodities offers protection against risk diversified portfolio, trading on lower margin and safe