Handbook of Commodity Investing, Hardcover by Fabozzi, Frank J.; Fuss, Roland...

Handbook of Commodity Investing, Hardcover by Fabozzi, Frank J.; Fuss, Roland; Kaiser, Dieter G., ISBN 0470117648, ISBN-13 9780470117644, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKIn this guide for individuals, institutional investors, and academics, Fabozzi (finance, School of Management, Yale University) shows how to successfully include commodities in a portfolio and provides insights on the fundamentals of this volatile market. Th begins with a primer on the basics of commodity investing, offering insight into market participants, commodity sectors, commodity exchanges, return components of commodity futures, and the risk and performance characteristics of the sectors. In addition to providing an overview of the various commodity products currently available to investors, th offers detailed information on some of the most important commodity sectors, including grain, cattle, hogs, gold and silver, and electricity and emissions trading in the European Union. Each chapter contains information relevant to practitioners who are currently using or contemplating using commodities as part of their asset allocation, and to academics who are analyzing the commodity markets theoretically or empirically. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()