Hadirnya berbagai instrumen investasi, mendorong masyarakat untuk memahami instrumen investasi yang akan dipilih. Sebelum investasi, seseorang harus menentukan tingkat risiko dari instrumen yang diambil. Beberapa tahun belakangan, instrumen derivatif mulai dilirik para pelaku pasar sebagai instrumen berinvestasi. Derivatif juga sudah cukup dikenal oleh masyarakat karena potensinya sebagai instrumen investasi.

Price movements in CPOTR are experiencing an increase of 4.41% in a week to the level of IDR10,660/Kg. In the circulating news according to the average estimate of six trading company dealers, the country of India carried out Imports of Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil in September to the highest level in a year with an estimated 21% jump from last month to 1.2 million tonne, the highest compared to the same month last year, due to strong demand ahead of the festival season added to the positive catalyst in vegetable market. In addition, Rajesh Patel, Managing Partner at GGN Research assessed that “palm oil is almost $300 per tonne cheaper than rival soybean oil for September delivery, so it is common for refiners to increase purchases.” Rajesh added “Projections for this October, India's palm oil imports will remain strong, around one million tonnes, as steep discounts continue.” Larger purchases could help Indonesia's top producer trim swelling inventories and help to push CPO prices further.

ICDX gold prices rose by 2.46% compared to the previous week, supported by the retreat of dollar index and the referendum conducted by Russia on the territory of Ukraine triggering tensions between the two countries.

ICDX baru saja meluncurkan kontrak USDHKDMic, yakni kontrak dengan subyek kontrak pergerakan kurs Dollar Amerika Serikat terhadap kurs Dollar Hongkong. Kontrak ini memiliki satuan kontrak yang kecil, yakni US$ 1.000. Selain satuan kontrak yang kecil, untuk bertransaksi USDHKDMic juga hanya diperlukan margin transaksi sebesar US$1 saja. Diantara kontrak-kontrak yang masuk dalam kampanye GOFX, ini adalah kontrak dengan kebutuhan margin paling kecil.

ICDX tin prices strengthened near the close of September and were seen moving back around the level of $23,000 per tonne in line with the Chinese government's plan to announce infrastructure projects worth 1.8 trillion yuan (US$ 257 billion), a national policy to revive slowing economic growth due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Hong Kong adalah salah satu wilayah administratif khusus (SAR). SAR adalah wilayah yang relatif otonom di Republik Rakyat Tiongkok yang mempertahankan sistem hukum, administrasi, dan peradilan yang terpisah dari bagian negara lainnya, sehingga Hong Kong menganut prinsip One Country Two System hal ini menegaskan Hong Kong sebagai bagian dari China.

Crude oil prices were observed to be bearish with a decline of 1.7% for the week ending September 16. The situation in China remains a major weighing on the sentiment, travel activity carried out during China's 3-day Mid-Autumn Festival fell by more than a third compared to last year.

Price movements on CPOTR experienced a downward trend of 9.97% to the level of IDR 10.835/Kg. In the news circulating, China has again implemented a regional lockdown due to China’s zero Covid policy implementation. Major cities such as Shenzhen in the south and Dalian in the northeast have also stepped up Covid restrictions this week, ranging from work-from-home requirements to the closure of entertainment businesses in some districts. This can disrupt demand because China is one of the world's largest CPO consumers.