Commodity traders are people or companies who speculate and trade in commodities as diverse as metals and spices.

Medieval and early modern Fuggers Jacques Cœur Tripp of Dordrecht Welsers

Individuals John D. Arnold – natural gas Louis Bacon – cotton Jay Gould – gold Paul Tudor Jones – cotton Marc Rich – oil Federico Santa María – sugar

Modern companies 2Rivers Archer Daniels Midland Bunge Limited Cargill Castleton Commodities International COFCO Glencore Gunvor D.TRADING IXM Koch Industries Louis Dreyfus Group Mercuria Energy Trading Noble Group Olam International Phibro Targray Trafigura Vitol

See also List of trading companies

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