During the first six months of last year, commodities looked to be the saviour of investors who were losing money in the stock market.

去年前六个月，对于那些在股票市场上损失惨重的投资者来说，商品期货看起来已经成为他们的救世主。

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The strategy can take numerous shapes, matching stocks with options, two classes of the same stock, commodities against each other or just about any two assets that are affected by the same forces.

这一策略可以多种形式实施：股票配期权、同一股票的两个类别互配、各种大宗商品进行组合搭配，或用受同一力量影响的任意两项资产进行配对交易。

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There are also some individual stock futures, but these are not as popular as the currency, index, and commodities futures.

也有其他的个人股票期货，但是最受欢迎的还是外汇，股指和实物商品期货。

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As the dollar drops, stock and commodities jump, but spiking oil will be slightly delayed before translating into skyrocketing gas prices.

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Bond trading made the situation seem dire, although it may well have been affected by investors fleeing the stock and commodities markets and parking their cash in short-term Treasury securities, fearing to trust banks in light of the current economic turmoil.

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The overall situation remains a bearish drag on many markets, including the raw commodities and stock markets.

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