More than a third of commodities investors entered that market less than three years ago, while more than one in 10 only started investing in over-the-counter commodity derivatives in the past year, in a stark sign of the sector’s booming growth.

A new survey of 420 companies and 87 commodities investors found that 26% of investors have been involved in the commodities market for between one and three years, while 11% entered the market in the past year. The research was conducted by consultancy firm Greenwich Associates,