Identify futures commodity-exchange-stock or interest rate

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Identify a futures commodity, exchange, stock, or interest rate. Use the internet to find a short history of the performance of this futures contract. Then research the possible reasons for this performance. What would you consider in investing in futures contracts? Given this research, are you encouraged or discouraged from this type of investment?

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