The paper presents classification of the methodological approaches and elaborations for analysis of the forms of organization of the international trade with products and raw materials. The economic concepts and forms of trade organization as a means of trading on commodity markets are analyzed. There are investigated the issues associated with existing approaches and product classifications as "raw materials and products". The article contains an analysis of major trends and modern forms of international trade in commodity markets, product groups as agricultural products, mineral products and fuel. The purpose of the present work is to investigate the methods and forms of trade with raw materials and to combine the traditional forms of trade with the financial ones in order to form a market policy appropriate to the situation and to mitigate the risks.