Commodity Market Trading and Investment : A Practitioners Guide to the Markets / by Tom James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Tom., Author.

Series:

Global Financial Markets, 2946-384X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial services industry.

Financial Services.

Local Subjects:

Financial Services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

This book offers practical knowledge, analysis, trading techniques and methodologies required for the management of key international commodities. The author explores each aspect of commodity trading in detail and helps the reader to implement effective techniques to build a strong portfolio. Early chapters set the current scene of commodity trading markets before going on to discuss the fundamental instruments and tools used in navigating commodity markets. The author provides detailed, empirical case studies of traded natural resources in order to explicate the financial instruments that enable professionals both to invest and to trade them successfully. Later chapters investigate the psychology and behavioural influences behind optimal market trading, in which the author encourages the reader to understand and combat the obstacles that prevent them from reaching their full trading potential.

Contents:

Chapter 1) Setting the Scene

Chapter 2) Commodity Markets Investment and Trading

Chapter 3) The Financial Commodity Markets

Chapter 4) Trading Versus Investment Commodities

Chapter 5) Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments in Commodities

Chapter 6) Understanding the Fundamentals of the Commodity Markets

Chapter 7) Applied Technical Analysis for Commodities

Chapter 8) Building a Disciplined Trading Approach

Chapter 9) Trade Like a Professional

Chapter 10) Trading Psychology

Chapter 11) Methods to Measure Commodity Risk.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781137432810

1137432810