2. Commodity futures refer to futures contracts with physical commodities as the subject matter. Commodity futures have a long history and a wide variety, mainly including agricultural and sideline products, metal products and energy products. It is a standardized agreement about the buyers and sellers buying and selling a certain number of physical goods on an agreed date in the future at the price agreed at the time of signing the contract. Commodity futures trading is a standardized contract trading method for buying and selling specific commodities on futures exchanges.