hii am doing some research on physical commodity trading in banks. i am hoping someone with market experience can help me get it started. what are the most "popular" commodities that banks trade in physical form? i know coal, natgas and crude oil are quite popular, anything else?which banks are big in the physical market?thanks

metalsQuoteOriginally posted by: michaelzxhii am doing some research on physical commodity trading in banks. i am hoping someone with market experience can help me get it started. what are the most "popular" commodities that banks trade in physical form? i know coal, natgas and crude oil are quite popular, anything else?which banks are big in the physical market?thanks

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thanks all.which banks are big in the market? i know Margan Stanley is quite big in physical oil. what about other banks?

Quotewhat are the most "popular" commodities that banks trade in physical form?Blondes

If you're looking for the big players in specific commodity markets, an easy and quick way is to check out the exchanges themselves. I work in elecricity trading and all the relevant exchanges post monthly or quarterly reports that rank the market participants according to the volume they trade. If you're doing research, those rankings will be a great source of information.As far as I am aware such ranking as provided by most exchanges, so they should also exist for the other commodities you're looking into. If you don't have Bloomberg or Reuters start by checking out the exchanges' web pages.