commodity exchange

American  

noun

1. an exchange for the buying and selling of futures contracts on commodities, as butter, coffee, sugar, and grains.

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Etymology

Origin of commodity exchange

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, top commodity exchange CME Group raised margin requirements, a move that increases the cost of holding positions, typically weighing on prices and trading activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

—Gold retreated below $5,000 as top commodity exchange CME Group raised margin requirements following a selloff in metals prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But with plenty of borrowed money going into speculative trades—especially silver—it didn’t take much to cause a stampede for the exits, especially with commodity exchange CME Group also raising margin requirements on various metals.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Its previous investments include Transmission Developers, solar mounting firm Esdec, environmental engineering firm Geosyntec, environmental commodity exchange Xpansiv, and renewable energy firm Invenergy.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023

Possibly the most important problem in connection with the organization of any commodity exchange is to reduce the possibility of corners, however remote, to the smallest possible degree.

From About sugar buying for jobbers How you can lessen business risks by trading in refined sugar futures by Dyer, B. W. (Benjamin Wheeler)