Inside the Markets
Global
Commodities Assets
46 commodities assets instruments in the Global region on Barfinex.
Instruments
→AluminumLightweight industrial metal essential for aerospace, EV batteries and packaging — tracks global manufacturing.
→Brent Crude OilGlobal benchmark crude pricing two-thirds of world oil — geopolitics, OPEC and shipping lanes in one barrel.
→CobaltCritical battery metal for EVs and electronics — concentrated supply from Congo creates geopolitical premium.
→CocoaTropical soft commodity from West Africa — volatile supply driven by weather, disease and smallholder farming.
→Cocoa ICE New YorkNew York cocoa futures — dollar-denominated global pricing reference for chocolate industry hedging.
→Cocoa London (ICE)London cocoa futures — sterling-denominated contract reflecting European processing demand.
→CoffeeWorld's most traded soft commodity after oil — Brazilian frost, Colombian rains and global cafe culture.
→CopperDr. Copper — the metal with a PhD in economics, tracks global construction, electrification and China demand.
→CornFoundation of global food chain — feeds livestock, fuels ethanol, and anchors US Midwest agriculture.
→CottonFibre crop linking agriculture to fashion — sensitive to monsoons, Texas weather and Chinese textile demand.
→Cotton #2 ICEICE Cotton No.2 — benchmark contract for the global textile supply chain from farm to fabric.
→Crude Oil WTIWTI — America's crude oil benchmark, the most actively traded commodity contract in the world.
→Dubai/Oman Crude OilMiddle East sour crude benchmark — pricing reference for Asian refiners importing Gulf oil.
→Feeder CattleYoung cattle destined for feedlots — bridge between ranch economics and beef production costs.
→Frozen Concentrated Orange JuiceFlorida orange juice benchmark — hurricane risk, citrus greening disease and breakfast table commodity.
→Fuel Oil (Singapore 380 CST)Singapore 380 CST fuel oil — shipping industry bunker fuel benchmark for Asia-Pacific routes.
→GoldTimeless store of value — central bank reserves, inflation hedge and crisis safe haven for 5000 years.
→Heating OilUS Northeast heating fuel and diesel proxy — winter demand, refinery capacity and energy security.
→Iron OreSteel's primary input — China's urbanization and infrastructure spending in a single commodity.
→Kansas City WheatHard red winter wheat — premium baking-quality grain from the US breadbasket, protein content premium.
→LeadIndustrial metal for batteries and radiation shielding — recycling rates shape unique supply dynamics.
→Lean HogsUS pork bellies benchmark — hog cycle economics, Chinese import demand and ASF disease risk.
→Lithium CarbonateWhite gold of the EV revolution — battery-grade lithium pricing the electric vehicle supply chain.
→Live CattleFinished beef cattle benchmark — US ranching economics, consumer protein demand and feed costs.
→LNG Japan/Korea Marker (JKM)Asian LNG spot price benchmark — energy security premium for resource-poor Japan and South Korea.
→LumberUS housing starts in commodity form — new construction, renovation demand and Canadian timber supply.
→ManganeseEssential steelmaking alloy and emerging battery cathode material — South African supply dominance.
→Natural GasAmerica's power generation fuel — Henry Hub pricing shapes US electricity, heating and LNG exports.
→Newcastle CoalAsia-Pacific thermal coal benchmark — power generation demand from China, India and Japan.
→NickelStainless steel input turned EV battery metal — Indonesian supply boom reshaping global market.
→OatsNiche grain commodity — health food trend demand meets Canadian prairies supply and feed competition.
→Orange JuiceFlorida and Brazil citrus harvest in a contract — freeze events, greening disease and breakfast demand.
→PalladiumCatalytic converter metal — automotive emissions regulation, Russian supply and hydrogen economy future.
→PlatinumRarer than gold with industrial and catalytic uses — South African mining supply and hydrogen fuel cell demand.
→RBOB GasolineUS gasoline benchmark — drives consumer spending, seasonal driving demand and refinery margins.
→Rough RiceStaple food for half the planet — Asian monsoon cycles, government stockpiles and food security politics.
→Rough RiceUnprocessed paddy rice benchmark — milling margins, Thai/Vietnam exports and Asian inventory management.
→SilverDual-nature precious metal — monetary safe haven meets industrial demand in solar panels and electronics.
→Soybean MealTop protein source for global livestock feed — crush margins, Argentine exports and animal agriculture demand.
→Soybean OilVegetable oil for food and biodiesel — renewable fuel mandates creating new demand alongside cooking use.