Furthermore, he said, the fund is not as risky as it might look - and certainly less risky than a traditional commodity pool.

They advise commodity pools and offer managed futures accounts.

A commodity pool is essentially the commodity equivalent to a mutual fund.

There are now 141 public commodity pools with more than $3 billion in assets, up from $300 million in assets in 1981, he said.

Managed futures accounts include, but are not limited to, commodity pools.

Many hedge funds operate as commodity pools.

A commodity pool may refer to funds that trade in commodities and can include hedge funds.

For those with less money to invest, professional management is available through commodity pools or funds.

Exports are typically managed through commodity pools, which are managed investment schemes.

The beneficial interest in the export grain is distributed to participants in the commodity pool.