Extreme weather and financial markets : opportunities in commodities and futures / Lawrence J. Oxley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oxley, Lawrence J., 1969-

Series:

Wiley trading ; 538.

Wiley trading ; 538

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commodity futures.

Investment analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The positive effects of climate change on the market. Record-setting snowfall, cyclones in Australia, chronic drought in Russia, and other dramatic weather events are getting increased attention from scientists and the general public. The effects of climate change present challenges to many sectors, but also present major investing opportunities in the stock, bond, and futures markets. Extreme Weather and The Financial Markets looks at climate change from an investor's standpoint. The climate change debate is somewhat irrelevant to those in the financial industry, since we already live with more than enough extreme climate events to impact the financial markets. To the extent that environmental scientists are correct and global climate change is real and getting worse, the more investment opportunities we have The book presents investment ideas that will work under today's global climate condition and will become even more lucrative if global climate change continues Written by Larry Oxley, an acclaimed author who has personally outperformed the index in the Basic Materials sectors (i.e. chemicals, metals, mining, and forest products) for each of the last five years--in both good and bad markets and throughout the global recession--in a portfolio of nearly $2 billion Focusing on the investment opportunities during dramatic weather events, Extreme Weather and The Financial Markets offers advice on how to capitalize on global climate change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Extreme Weather and Financial Markets; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Commodities and Their Current Stories; Jackpot Commodities; Neutral Commodities; Big Problem Commodities; Other Limited Opportunity Commodities; CHAPTER 2 Where to Invest: Stocks, Bonds, or Futures?; CHAPTER 3 Global Climate Shock Number One: Excess Snow and Ice; Salt; Snow Blowers; CHAPTER 4 Global Climate Shock Number Two: Flooding Mines; Metallurgical ("Met") Coal; Iron Ore; Copper; Silver; Aluminum; Nickel; Platinum; Palladium; Rare Earth Elements; Potash; Mining Equipment Makers

CHAPTER 5 Global Climate Shock Number Three: Farmland Droughts, Floods, and FrostCoffee; Sugar; Cotton; Cocoa; Corn; Soybeans; Wheat; Oranges; Tying Together All of the Agricultural Commodities; Fertilizers; Seeds and Agricultural Chemicals; Farmland Equipment Makers; CHAPTER 6 Global Climate Shock Number Four: Hurricanes and Tornadoes; Independent Natural Gas Producers; Oil; Remaining Stocks to Benefit in Widespread Hurricanes; CHAPTER 7 Global Climate Shock Number Five: Drought-Induced Timberland Fires; CHAPTER 8 Real-Life Examples: Execution, Results, and Timing; Hurricane Katrina Example

Floods in Eastern Australia ExampleRussian Drought Example; Blizzards in Northeastern United States Example; Cocoa Bean Supply Shock in Early 2011; A Word on Corn; The Rules of Extreme Weather-Based Investing; CHAPTER 9 Playing Both Sides of the Coin; Met Coal Example; Iron Ore Example; Copper Example; Farmland Droughts/Floods Example; Additional Pair Trades; CHAPTER 10 Basic Principles of Commodity Investing; Basic Supply and Demand; Understanding the Mathematics of Stock Prices and Cycles; Secular Rotation; Fundamental Rules to Live by with Commodity Investing

CHAPTER 11 Opportunities in the Bond MarketOpportunities in the Municipal Bond Market; CHAPTER 12 Opportunities in the Foreign Currency Exchange Market; Canadian Dollar; Australian Dollar; Other Commodity Currencies; CHAPTER 13 Basic Principles of Futures Market Investing; Exchange-Traded Funds; Final Thoughts; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-40179-7

9786613401793

1-118-20445-X

OCLC:

768082644