NAICS Code Description


523160 - Commodity Contracts Intermediation

Top Businesses by Annual Sales for 523160 – Click for Complete Profiles:

Louis Dreyfus Co Juices NA LLCVirtu Financial LLC
UBS Americas IncSentinel Capital Partners LLC
Pls Financial Services IncHggc LLC
Louis Dreyfus US LLCServices Group America Inc
Sucden Americas CorporationNGL Crude Logistics LLC

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as principals (i.e., investors who buy or sell for their own account) in buying or selling spot or futures commodity contracts or options, such as precious metals, foreign currency, oil, or agricultural products, generally on a spread basis, or acting as agents (i.e., brokers) in buying or selling spot or futures commodity contracts or options on a commission or transaction fee basis.

Illustrative Examples:

Commodity contract trading companies
Commodity contracts brokerages
Commodity futures brokerages
Futures commodity contracts dealing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

  • Operating commodity or securities exchange clearinghouses (including virtual currency trading exchange clearinghouses)--are classified in U.S. Industry 523999, Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities; and
  • Reselling physical commodities--are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade.
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Index Entries for 523160
523140523140523140523160Brokerages, commodity contracts
523140523140523140523160Commodity contract pool operators
523130523130523130523160Commodity contract trading companies
523140523140523140523160Commodity contracts brokerages
523140523140523140523160Commodity contracts brokers' offices
523130523130523130523160Commodity contracts dealing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523140523140523140523160Commodity contracts floor brokers
523130523130523130523160Commodity contracts floor traders (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523130523130523130523160Commodity contracts floor trading (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523140523140523140523160Commodity contracts options brokerages
523130523130523130523160Commodity contracts options dealing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523130523130523130523160Commodity contracts traders (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523140523140523140523160Commodity futures brokerages
523140523140523140523160Financial futures brokerages
523140523140523140523160Foreign currency exchange brokering services
523130523130523130523160Foreign currency exchange dealing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523130523130523130523160Foreign currency exchange services (i.e., selling to the public)
523140523140523140523160Futures commodity contracts brokerages
523140523140523140523160Futures commodity contracts brokers' offices
523130523130523130523160Futures commodity contracts dealing (i.e., acting as a principal in dealing commodities to investors)
523130523130523130523160Trading companies, commodity contracts
523160Virtual currency (cryptocurrency) brokering
523160Virtual currency (cryptocurrency) dealing
523130523130523130523160Virtual currency exchange services (i.e., selling to the public)