a venture, usually a limited partnership, in which investors contribute funds for the purpose of buying commodities.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a type of fund that invests in commodity - linked products on futures exchanges
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            An enterprise in which funds contributed by a number of persons are combined for purposes of trading futures or options for profit.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A venture where several persons contribute funds to trade futures or futures options. A commodity pool is not to be confused with a joint account.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            An investment trust, syndicate or similar form of enterprise operated for the purpose of trading commodity futures or option contracts.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A commodity pool is a fund that trades futures instead of equities. Commodity pools are also called “managed futures fundsâ€. The name “commodity pool†is a National Futures Association (NFA) term; a legal term.