Commodity Investing Maximizing Returns

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.

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.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Basics	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Commodity Futures as Investments	p. 9
Commodities for the Long Run	p. 29
Understanding Energy	p. 37
Crude Oil	p. 39
Heating Oil	p. 57
Gasoline	p. 67
Natural Gas	p. 79
Understanding Grains and Oilseeds	p. 93
Corn	p. 95
Wheat	p. 107
Soybeans	p. 117
Understanding Livestock	p. 131
Hogs	p. 133
Cattle	p. 141
Understanding Industrial Metals	p. 151
Copper	p. 153
Aluminum	p. 165
Zinc	p. 177
Understanding the Softs	p. 187
Coffee	p. 189
Sugar	p. 197
Cocoa	p. 207
Cotton	p. 213
How to Invest	p. 221
Some Building Blocks of a Commodity Futures Trading System	p. 223
The Rise of the Indexes	p. 245
Conclusion	p. 265
The London Metal Exchange	p. 269
Notes	p. 273
References	p. 283
About the Authors	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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