Last updated: March 19, 2026
Commodity.com is an information publisher, not a financial advisor. Our editorial decisions are about what data to present, how to explain it, what to caveat, and when to recommend caution.
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1. What we publish and why
Commodity.com publishes commodity market information, trading education, live and historical price data, broker comparisons, technical analysis guides, national debt clocks, and cryptocurrency guides.
We exist to help people understand commodity markets – not to provide financial advice or trading signals. Our content is educational and informational. We explain how markets work, what drives prices, and what to look for when choosing a broker. Nothing on this site is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any specific instrument. Our team may personally hold positions in assets we cover – see our conflict of interest policy below.
2. Our editorial team
Content on Commodity.com is written by the following authors. Full author bios, including publication history and credentials, are available on individual articles.
| Author | Expertise | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Pines | 25-year equity and FX options trader. Princeton University graduate. | Senior market analyst |
| Frank Moraes | Financial markets and economics | Contributing writer |
| Katie Horne | Commodities and trading education | Contributing writer |
| Linda de Beer | Financial markets and analysis | Contributing writer |
| Natalie Mootz | Financial content and research | Contributing writer |
| Saul Bowden | Trading and market education | Contributing writer |
| Sherrie Gossett | Financial journalism and research | Contributing writer |
| Stephen Cooper | Trading strategies and market analysis | Contributing writer |
| Toni Allen | Financial content and education | Editor |
Full author bios with detailed credentials and publication history are displayed on each article byline page.
3. Editorial independence
The editorial team operates independently from the commercial and affiliate side of the business. This is not a vague aspiration – it is enforced through specific structural rules:
- No broker can preview, edit, or approve content about them before publication.
- No broker can suppress negative findings or unfavorable comparisons.
- Affiliate revenue does not influence which brokers we recommend or the scores we assign.
- Authors are not incentivized based on affiliate performance.
- The same editorial standards apply whether or not we have an affiliate relationship with a company.
We review and recommend brokers we have no affiliate relationship with. Our obligation is to the reader, not to the broker.
4. How broker reviews are conducted
We partner with brokers through affiliate relationships. Our review process applies equally to all brokers, whether or not we earn commissions from them.
For each broker review, we examine:
- Regulatory status – Which regulators license the broker (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, etc.), and whether there are any enforcement actions or warnings.
- Fee structure – Spreads, commissions, overnight fees, withdrawal charges, and any hidden costs.
- Available instruments – What you can actually trade: CFDs, futures, options, spot forex, crypto, stocks, commodities.
- Trading platforms – What software the broker provides, how it performs, and what tools are included.
- Customer support – How to reach them, response times, and language support.
- Educational resources – Quality and depth of the broker’s own learning materials.
We verify claims against the broker’s own terms and conditions and regulatory filings. We compare brokers within their category – CFD brokers against other CFD brokers, crypto exchanges against other crypto exchanges. Comparing a CFD broker to a futures exchange would not be useful.
Reviews are updated when material changes occur: regulatory status changes, fee structure updates, platform overhauls, or mergers and acquisitions.
Full methodology: /methodology/
5. How commodity guides are produced
Each commodity guide covers what the commodity is, how it is traded, the key exchanges where it is listed, what drives its price, and the relevant economic data.
Authors research using primary sources:
- Exchange data (CME Group, ICE, LME, COMEX)
- Government statistics (USDA, EIA, BLS, Census Bureau)
- Industry reports from trade associations and research bodies
- Regulatory filings (CFTC Commitments of Traders, SEC filings)
We do not rewrite other websites’ commodity guides. We go to the source data.
6. Content standards
- Claims require evidence. We cite primary sources – CFTC, FCA, ASIC, exchange data, broker terms and conditions – not other blogs or aggregators.
- Language is precise. We do not describe a broker as “safe” when we mean “regulated.” We do not say prices “will” move when we mean “may.”
- Risk warnings are mandatory on every page featuring broker content.
- Fact and opinion are clearly separated. When an author offers an interpretation or opinion, it is identified as such.
- The CFD risk warning appears on every relevant page. We display the standard regulatory warning that a majority of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.
7. Corrections process
When we get something wrong, we follow a straightforward process:
- We acknowledge the error.
- We investigate and determine the correct information.
- We fix it promptly.
- We note the correction if the change is material – for example, incorrect fee data, wrong regulatory status, or a factual error about a commodity market.
Minor corrections (typos, formatting, broken links) are fixed without notation. Material corrections that change the substance of what was published are noted on the page.
Readers can report errors via our contact form.
8. What we don’t do
- We do not provide personalized financial advice.
- We do not provide trading signals or “buy/sell” recommendations.
- We do not publish sponsored content disguised as editorial.
- We do not accept payment for favorable reviews.
- We do not publish content written by broker marketing teams.
- We do not guarantee the accuracy of third-party price data (see /methodology/ for data source details).
9. Content freshness
We review and update content on an ongoing basis. When market conditions change, regulatory environments shift, or broker terms are updated, we revise our content to reflect current reality.
10. Conflict of interest management
We earn affiliate commissions from some of the brokers we review. For our full list of partners and how the model works, see our affiliate disclosure.
Our structural safeguards:
- Editorial and commercial teams operate independently.
- We review and recommend brokers we don’t have affiliate relationships with.
- Our review methodology is documented publicly at /methodology/.
- Readers can verify our claims against the broker’s own website.
- Full affiliate disclosure is available at /disclosure/.
Hiding the conflict would be worse than acknowledging it. If you think our coverage of any broker is unfair or inaccurate, tell us.
11. Contact
Questions about our editorial policy, corrections, or content standards: /contact/
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