commodity

(noun)

Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.

Related Terms

Examples of commodity in the following topics:

  • Accounting for Interest Earned and Principal at Maturity

    • Some structured bonds can have a redemption amount which is different from the face amount and can be linked to performance of particular assets such as a stock or commodity index, foreign exchange rate, or a fund.
    • Some structured bonds can have a redemption amount which is different from the face amount and can be linked to performance of particular assets such as a stock or commodity index, foreign exchange rate, or a fund.

  • Redeeming at Maturity

    • Some structured bonds can have a redemption amount that is different from the face amount and can be linked to performance of particular assets such as a stock or commodity index, foreign exchange rate or a fund.

  • Current Issues in Reporting and Disclosure

    • The section also provides that commodities dealers can elect mark to market treatment for any commodity (or their derivatives) which is actively traded (i.e., for which there is an established financial market providing a reasonable basis to determine fair market value by disseminating price quotes from brokers/dealers or actual prices from recent transactions).