With an ever-increasing integration of the Indian economy with the global economy, economic interest in commodities is growing in India. Policies of liberalization have resulted in eliminating the restrictions on internal and external trade. Consequently, market opportunities have expanded significantly. Commodities are becoming increasingly vital for fuelling India's economic growth. Investment in commodities not only has a balancing effect on the portfolio, but also acts as a natural hedge.

Well, the simplest introduction you can get on Commodities is “trading in goods just like you trade stocks”. Commodity trading is nothing but trading in commodity derivatives (futures or options). If you are interested in taking a buy/sell position based on the future performance of commodities like gold, silver, agricultural commodities, metals and crude, you can do so by trading in commodity derivatives.