This section is not a glossary of the terminology commonly used by investors in the realm of Commodity Markets and Futures Trading. It is one thing to look up definitions of the buzz words used in any business and quite another to understand how the terminology fits together to form a contemporary, clear picture.

Although it is increasingly more common for stock market discussion to include futures markets in the same breath, commodity markets and dealing in commodity futures are a uniquely different realm than trading shares in the stock market. To understand commodity markets and how they work, it is worthwhile taking a brief look at their evolution.

An insight into the health, direction and potential of a country’s economy is one valuable extra for the investor to pack into his bag of decision making tools. Not always are economic indicators directly applicable to all stocks, but they can provide reliable insight into general market conditions and conditions of market segments. There are always specific stocks capable of moving to the beat of their own drummer.

Much of the information you will find on this website is dedicated to helping guide Canadian investors to make informed investment decisions to maximize their investment income and profitability. The unavoidable reality of earning any kind of income is the taxman. He is always looking for ways to get his share, so you as investor, owe it to yourself to search out every possible way within the law to minimize the amount of tax you have to pay on your income tax returns, now and in the future.