答案A中把商品都归类于衍生品了的一种，不应是属于另类投资

问题如下：

Tim is an investor who primarily invest publicly traded stocks. He is considerding diversify his investment portfolio. John, a friend of Tim, has advised Tim to invest in commodity. According to the information, which of the following statements is correct?

选项：

A.

The purchase of commodity would best be characterized as a transaction in the derivative investment market.

B.

The purchase of commodity would best be characterized as a transaction in the traditional investment market.

C.

The purchase of commodity would best be characterized as a transaction in the alternative investment market.

解释：

C is correct.

Commodity is classified as an alternative investment product.

考点：金融市场的分类

A 衍生产品是指其价值依赖于基础资产价值变动的合约。这种合约的基础资产大致可以分为四类，即股票、利率、汇率和商品。

B.传统类的投资主要指的是股票和债券等。

C.另类投资，是指投资于除传统的股票、债券之外，如房地产、证券化资产、对冲基金、私人股本基金、大宗商品、艺术品等。

另类投资与传统投资产品收益之间相关性很小，因此把它们加入组合可以起到很强的分散化效果。