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PART ONE: Mechanics of the Commodity Market. |
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CHAPTER 1: A Primer on Commodity Investing (Frank J. Fabozzi, Roland Fuss, and Dieter G. Kaiser). |
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CHAPTER 2: The Pricing and Economics of Commodity Futures (Mark J. P. Anson). |
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CHAPTER 3: Commodity Futures Investments: A Review of Strategic Motivations and Tactical Opportunities (Joshua D. Woodard). |
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CHAPTER 4: Macroeconomic Determinants of Commodity Futures Returns (Zeno Adams, Roland Fuss, and Dieter G. Kaiser). |
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CHAPTER 5: The Relationship Between Risk Premium and Convenience Yield Models (Viola Markert and Heinz Zimmermann). |
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CHAPTER 6: The Optimal Rotation Period of Renewable Resources: Theoretical Evidence from the Timber Sector (Dr. Fritz Helmedag). |
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PART TWO: Performance Measurement. |
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CHAPTER 7: Review of Commodity Futures Performance Benchmarks (Roland Fuss, Christian Hoppe, and Dieter G. Kaiser). |
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CHAPTER 8: Performance Characteristics of Commodity Futures (Claude Erb, Campbell R. Harvey, and Christian Kempe). |
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CHAPTER 9: Statistical Analysis of Commodity Futures Returns (Reinhold Hafner and Maria Heiden). |
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CHAPTER 10: The Diversification Benefits of Commodity Futures Indexes: A Mean-Variance Spanning Test (Bernd Scherer and Li He). |
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CHAPTER 11: CTA/Managed Futures Strategy Benchmarks: Performance and Review (Thomas Schneeweis, Raj Gupta, and Jason Remillard). |
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PART THREE: Risk Management. |
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CHAPTER 12: Some Thoughts on Risk Management for Commodity Portfolios (Jeffrey M. Christian). |
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CHAPTER 13: Effective Risk Management Strategies for Commodity Portfolios (Moazzam Khoja). |
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CHAPTER 14: Quantifying Cross-Commodity Risk in Portfolios of Futures Contracts (Ted Kury). |
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CHAPTER 15: Incorporating Futures in Commodity Price Forecasts (Chakriya Bowman and Aasim M. Husain). |
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PART FOUR: Asset Allocation. |
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CHAPTER 16: Commodity Trading Strategies: Examples of Trading Rules and Signals from the CTA Sector (Francois-Serge Lhabitant). |
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CHAPTER 17: How to Design a Commodity Futures Trading Program (Hilary Till and Joseph Eagleeye). |
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CHAPTER 18: Sources of Alpha in Commodity Investing (Markus Mezger). |
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CHAPTER 19: Efficient Frontier of Commodity Portfolios (Juliane Proelss and Denis Schweizer). |
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CHAPTER 20: Active Management of Commodity Investments: The Role of CTAs and Hedge Funds (R. McFall Lamm, Jr.). |
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CHAPTER 21: Introducing Alternative Investments in a Traditional Portfolio: The Case of Commodities, Hedge Funds, and Managed Futures (Mark S. Shore). |
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CHAPTER 22: Strategic and Tactical Allocation to Commodities for Retirement Savings Schemes (Theo E. Nijman and Laurens A. P. Swinkels). |
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PART FIVE: Commodity Products. |
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CHAPTER 23: Types of Commodity Investments (Lynne Engelke and Jack C. Yuen). |
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CHAPTER 24: Commodity Options (Carol Alexander and Aanand Venkatramanan). |
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CHAPTER 25: The Pricing of Electricity Forwards (Dr. Matthias Muck and Markus Rudolf). |
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CHAPTER 26: Securitization of Commodity Price Risk (Paul U. Ali). |
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CHAPTER 27: Commodity Trading Advisors: A Review of Historical Performance (Martin Eling). |
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CHAPTER 28: Catching Future Stars Among Micro-CTAs (Greg N. Gregoriou and Fabrice Douglas Rouah). |
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CHAPTER 29: A Primer on Energy Hedge Funds (Oliver Engelen and Dieter G. Kaiser). |
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PART SIX: Special Classes. |
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CHAPTER 30: An Overview of Commodity Sectors (Roland Eller and Christian Sagerer). |
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CHAPTER 31: A Practical Guide to Gold as an Investment Asset (Charlie X. Cai, lain Clacher, Robert Faff, and David Hillier). |
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CHAPTER 32: The Effect of Gold in a Traditional Portfolio (Thomas Heidorn and Nadeshda Demidova-Menzel). |
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Chapter 33: Fundamental Analysis of the World Silver Market (Jeffrey M. Christian). |
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CHAPTER 34: Investing in Base Metals (Michael Killick). |
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CHAPTER 35: Electricity Trading in the European Union (Stefan Ulreich). |
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CHAPTER 36: The Natural Gas Market in the United Kingdom (Chris Harris). |
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CHAPTER 37: Emissions Trading in the European Union (Stefan Ulreich). |
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CHAPTER 38: The Fundamentals of Agricultural and Livestock Commodities (Ronald C. Spurga). |
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CHAPTER 39: Fundamental Analysis of the World Sugar Market (Rohit Savant). |
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PART SEVEN: Technical Analysis. |
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CHAPTER 40: The Profitability of Technical Analysis in Commodity Markets (Cheol-Ho Park and Scott H. Irwin). |
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