physical commodity
Definition
The actual commodity that is delivered to the contract buyer at the completion of a commodity contract in the spot market or the futures market. also called physicals.
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Related terms:
actuals, carrying charge, cash commodity, certificated stock, take delivery, physical option, price risk
'physical commodity' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:
first notice day, cost of carry
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