Name: Commodity Trade and Finance
Brand: Informa Law
SKU: 9781843117049
Price: 2017.60 HKD
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Author: Michael Tamvakis
ISBN: 9781843117049

Commodity Trade and Finance

By Michael Tamvakis

Informa Law December 2007

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781843117049
Publisher: Informa Law
Publication: December 2007
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Commodity Trade and Finance looks at the economics of key commodity groups, including energy, agriculture and metals. It examines the supply/demand fundamentals of several major and minor commodities, physical characteristics, production an consumption patterns, trade flows and pricing mechanisms.

It also covers, in brief, the main tools used to hedge price risk, such as futures, options and swaps.

Table of Contents

Contents:: Section 1: Energy; Energy economics; Oil history; Oil pricing; Gas; Steam coal; Section 2: Metals; Iron, cooking coal and steel; Copper; Aluminium; Minor base metals; Section 3: Agriculture; Economics of agriculture; Grains & oilseeds; Softs: coffee, sugar, cocoa; Fruits, vegetables & livestock; Forest & paper