"Commodities and commodity derivatives are one of the foundations stones of today's financial markets. The derivatives market is estimated to be worth more than $1.2 quadrillion, with the trade in derivatives dwarfing the trade in the actual underlying physical commodities. Usin…
Introduction : the last swashbucklers -- The pioneers -- The godfather of oil -- The last bank in town -- Paper barrels -- The fall of Marc Rich -- The biggest closing-down sale in history -- Communism with capitalist influences -- Big bang -- Petrodollars and kleptocrats -- Des…
"The modern world is built on commodities -- from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. In The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinise…
Two journalists expose one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global ma…
This dissertation contains three connected essays that feature financial market innovation and product market innovation. Two essays feature return predictability in commodity futures, which have been financialized during the past two decades. One essay studies the relation betw…
The following dissertation contains two distinct empirical essays which contribute to the overall field of Financial Economics. Chapter 1, entitled "The Determinants of Dynamic Dependence: An Analysis of Commodity Futures and Equity Markets," examines the determinants of the dyn…
"Chart Patterns explains the essentials of one of the earliest and still most popular types of technical analysis, with details and basic trading strategies for the most important patterns. The book also includes practical guidance on how to recognize patterns in the difficult-t…
"Chart Patterns explains the essentials of one of the earliest and still most popular types of technical analysis, with details and basic trading strategies for the most important patterns. The book also includes practical guidance on how to recognize patterns in the difficultto…
"Chart Patterns explains the essentials of one of the earliest and still most popular types of technical analysis, with details and basic trading strategies for the most important patterns. The book also includes practical guidance on how to recognize patterns in the difficult-t…
"Chart Patterns explains the essentials of one of the earliest and still most popular types of technical analysis, with details and basic trading strategies for the most important patterns. The book also includes practical guidance on how to recognize patterns in the difficult-t…
"In recent years, positioning has become a key driver of commodity prices and a principal factor in shaping sentiment and behavior. Advanced Positioning, Flow and Sentiment Analysis in Commodity Markets defines and establishes Positioning Analysis as an area of research that pro…
"In recent years, positioning has become a key driver of commodity prices and a principal factor in shaping sentiment and behavior. Advanced Positioning, Flow and Sentiment Analysis in Commodity Markets defines and establishes Positioning Analysis as an area of research that pro…
