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Old 05-11-2008, 11:03 AM
vinboy vinboy is offline
 

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Question buy commodities without the actual items

hi
I'm very new to investment.
This may not be the place to ask such question but it is currently the only place that I know of.

So here it goes:
What is the "thing" that you buy when you expect something to go up in value?
Lets say I expect rice to go up in value and I want to invest in it, but I do not want to go to the market and buy 10 tonnes of rice because they will expire in no time.
Also, if I expect something to go down in value, can I buy the "thing" too? kind of like short-selling in stocks/shares.

thanks in advance.

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