"Indices & Commodities Trading for Beginners: Simple Guide to Gold, Oil, and Market Indexes"

📘 Indices & Commodities Trading Explained (For Beginners)

🔹 What are Indices?

Indices (or stock market indices) track the performance of a group of top company stocks. They help traders understand how a specific market or sector is doing.

✅ Examples of Popular Indices:

Nifty 50 (India’s top 50 companies)

S&P 500 (Top 500 US companies)

Dow Jones (DJIA) (30 major US companies)

FTSE 100 (UK’s top 100 firms)

NASDAQ 100 (US tech stocks)

🛠️ How Does Index Trading Work?

You don’t buy individual stocks — instead, you trade the value of the entire index. If you think the index will go up, you buy (go long). If you think it will fall, you sell (go short).

Traded through futures, ETFs, or CFDs on platforms like:

Zerodha

Upstox

ICICI Direct

Fyers

🔹 What are Commodities?

Commodities are raw physical materials that can be bought and sold. Traders speculate on the future price of these goods.

✅ Examples of Commodities:

Gold

Silver

Crude Oil

Natural Gas

Copper

Wheat, Corn, Sugar (agri-commodities)

🛠️ How Does Commodity Trading Work?

Commodities are mostly traded through:

Commodity exchanges (MCX, NCDEX)

Futures contracts

Options

Prices move due to supply-demand, economic events, war, or weathe

⚖️ Key Differences

Feature Indices Commodities

Based On Group of stocks Physical goods/raw materials

Examples Nifty, Dow Jones Gold, Oil, Silver

Volatility Moderate High

Trading Hours Market hours Extended/24x5

⚠️ Tips for Beginners

Start with demo accounts

Learn about price charts and news impact

Use stop-loss to control risks

Follow global events — they affect both

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