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Economics

Fungibility and Its Role in Commodity Trading

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In commodity trading, fungibility is why a bushel of wheat from Kansas can be used to settle a futures contract deliverable in Chicago, regardless of the specific farmer.

Why this is interesting

You may think that a barrel of oil is just a barrel of oil, but what if it came from different countries? Why can you trade one for another without worrying?