| 摘要 |
A method of optimizing decisions relating to trading in a commodity, includes the following steps: (a) consumption data relating to consumption of the commodity by individual users is measured; (b) the measured consumption data is stored in a computer database; (c) forecasts for requirements of the commodity are determined using computers or other digital communications apparatus; (d) the forecasts are transmitted to the computer database via a computer network; (e) information relating to the market value of the commodity is transmitted to the computer database via the computer network; and (f) the optimized profit for the commodity which is being traded is calculated based on the consumption data and the market value information.
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