ESCP Europe

This book discuss all aspects of the commodity markets, from fundamentals to how best to invest and trade in them and begins with an introduction to the primary risk drivers of each of the principle commodity markets. It covers the full spectrum of investable commodity markets in order to give a solid grounding in the nature and drivers of these markets. The text gives an overview of : the fundamental risk drivers for the main commodity classes and issues pertaining to their transportation, storage and infrastructure ; historical price perspectives and location pricing ; a rationale of index investing and recent advances in index construction ; the current trading strategies applicable to commodities ; and key concerns for the coming decade.