Commodity Investing Maximizing Returns Through Fundamental Analysis

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-02-25
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Straightforward and accessible, Commodity Investing balances academic-quality analysis with clear, compelling prose, and provides those interested in this fast-growing field with unparalleled investment insights. Page by page, you'll acquire a deeper understanding of this discipline and discover how to make more informed decisions when investing in such a dynamic environment. With this book as your guide, you'll benefit from the lessons of experienced practitioners and quickly come to grips with what it takes to make it in today's commodity market.

Author Biography

Adam Dunsby is a principal at Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group. He received both his undergraduate degree and PhD in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

John Eckstein is a principal at Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group. He earned a BS from Brown University, where he studied computer science and cognitive science. Mr. Eckstein developed investment application software for money management firms prior to his current position.

Jess Gaspar is the Director of Research at Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group. He earned his undergraduate degree from MIT and his PhD in economics from Stanford. After receiving his PhD, Mr. Gaspar was an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, where he did research and taught international economics and computational methods in economics and finance. Mr. Gaspar worked at McKinsey & Co. as a consultant before joining Cornerstone.

Sarah Mulholland is the head trader at Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group. She earned a BS in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Cornerstone, she traded energy derivatives for Enron North America and PSE&G.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Basicsp. 1
Introductionp. 3
Commodity Futures as Investmentsp. 9
Commodities for the Long Runp. 29
Understanding Energyp. 37
Crude Oilp. 39
Heating Oilp. 57
Gasolinep. 67
Natural Gasp. 79
Understanding Grains and Oilseedsp. 93
Cornp. 95
Wheatp. 107
Soybeansp. 117
Understanding Livestockp. 131
Hogsp. 133
Cattlep. 141
Understanding Industrial Metalsp. 151
Copperp. 153
Aluminump. 165
Zincp. 177
Understanding the Softsp. 187
Coffeep. 189
Sugarp. 197
Cocoap. 207
Cottonp. 213
How to Investp. 221
Some Building Blocks of a Commodity Futures Trading Systemp. 223
The Rise of the Indexesp. 245
Conclusionp. 265
The London Metal Exchangep. 269
Notesp. 273
Referencesp. 283
About the Authorsp. 287
Indexp. 289
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