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Intelligent Commodity Investing

Intelligent Commodity Investing

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  • Publisher: Risk Books
  • ISBN: 9781904339632
  • Published In: March 2007
  • Format: Paperback
  • Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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    As commodities move into the realm of respectable investments and with research continually demonstrating their attractiveness in an overall portfolio, this book provides institutional investors with a framework for intelligent commodity investing.

    With the booming interest in commodity investment - as investors seek alternatives to more traditional investments - there is a growing demand for up-to-date investment information. This book provides timely and intelligent insights from a broad range of institutional investors, consultants, hedge funds, commodity index providers, risk managers as well as research from academia.

    This is the only multi-contributor book on commodity investment offering a breadth of opinions for sophisticated investors. It looks at commodity investment from the following perspectives:

    • The Investor
    • The Active Manager
    • The Commodity Index Provider
    • The Risk Manager
    • The Researcher

    The size of the global commodities derivatives market is now estimated to be around $750 billion. This growth is evident by the increased investment in commodity indexes and the growth of commodity hedge funds. Further evidence of growth is also seen in the increasing size of natural-resources mutual funds. China and other fast-growing countries are snapping up raw materials at a pace that, at times, is faster than mines and oil wells can produce them.

    In response to the rapid growth in the market, this timely publication will bring you up to speed on the trends and challenges of commodity investment, providing you with a practical investment framework.

    Recommended reading for hedge fund managers, pension fund consultants, mutual fund portfolio managers, endowment chief investment officers, futures traders, family office investors, commodity trading advisers, brokers, dealers and MBA students researching this important subject.


  • Foreword

    Robert J. Greer, PIMCO

    Introduction

    Hilary Till, Premia Capital Management, LLC and EDHEC Risk and

    Asset Management Research Centre

    SECTION 1: OVERVIEW

    1 Commodities: Trends, Cycles and Investment Implications

    Sean Corrigan, Stephan Wrobel

    Diapason Commodities Management SA

    SECTION 2: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE

    2 Introduction to A Long-Term Perspective on Commodity Futures Returns

    Hilary Till, Premia Capital Management, LLC and EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre

    3 Part I of A Long-Term Perspective on Commodity Futures

    Returns: Review of the Historical Literature

    Hilary Till, Premia Capital Management, LLC and EDHEC

    Risk and Asset Management Research Centre

    4 Part II of A Long-Term Perspective on Commodity Futures

    Returns: Term Structure as the Primary Driver of Returns

    Hilary Till, Premia Capital Management, LLC and EDHEC

    Risk and Asset Management Research Centre

    5 Predictability in Commodity Futures Markets

    Frans de Roon, Tilburg University

    6 Commodities and Strategic Asset Allocation

    Thomas M. Idzorek, Ibbotson Associates

    7 An Evaluation of the Commodity Exposure in

    Commodity Trading Advisors

    Bhaswar Gupta; Kathryn Wilkens, Centre for International Securities and Derivatives Markets; Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association

    SECTION 3: INDEX-PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE

    8 Index Fundamentals

    Daniel M. Raab, AIG Financial Products Corp.

    9 Structural Shifts in Commodity-Index Investing

    Michael Lewis, Deutsche Bank

    10 The Long and Short of Commodity Futures Index

    Investing: The MorningStar Commodity Index Family

    Jodie Gunzberg, Paul Kaplan, Morningstar, Inc

    SECTION 4: ACTIVE-MANAGER PERSPECTIVE

    11 Enhanced Commodity Indexing

    Michael Magers, Barclays Global Investors

    12 Commodity Returns - Implications for Active Management

    Kenneth J. Armstead, Ram Venkatraman, Absolute Plus Management, LLC

    13 Relative-Value Trading Opportunities in Energy

    and Agriculture

    Ashmead Pringle, Tom Fernandes, GreenHaven LLC

    14 Collision: Investing for the New World Commodity Order

    Colin Waugh, Galtere Ltd

    SECTION 5: INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE

    15 Alpha, Beta, and Commodities: Can A Commodities

    Investment be Both a High-Risk-Adjusted Return Source

    and a Portfolio Hedge?

    Rian P. Akey, Cole Asset Management

    16 Dynamic Commodity Timing Strategies

    Evert B. Vrugt; Rob Bauer; Roderick Molenaar; Tom Steenkamp, ABP Investments Amsterdam; and Maastricht University; and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    17 Conducting Investment Due Diligence on Active

    Natural-Resource Managers

    John E. Dunn III, Thunderbird, The Garvin School for International Management

    and UBK Alternative Investments

    SECTION 6: RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

    18 Risk Management Best Practices for Investments in

    Energy and Commodity Markets

    Carlos Blanco, José Ramón Aragonés, Black Swan Risk Advisors, LLC

    19 Benchmark-Relative Risk in Active Commodities Portfolios:

    Incorporating Fat Tails and Downside Risk

    Mark A. Hooker, State Street Global Advisors

    20 Risk Management, Strategy Development, and

    Portfolio Construction in a Commodity Futures Programme

    Joseph Eagleeye, Premia Capital Management, LLC

    SECTION 7: NEW MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

    21 The Move to Electronic Trading: What to

    Expect in the Natural-Resources Commodity Markets

    George T. Dowd III, Spectrum Asset Management, LLC

    22 The Evolution of Commodity-Structured Products:

    From the Gold Market to Collateralised

    Commodity Obligations

    Matthew C. Schwab, AIG Financial Products

    23 Trading Carbon in Europe

    Paul Cameron, Jeremy Wilcox, Intelligent Carbon

    24 Chinese Commodity Markets: History, Development

    and Prospects

    Nick Ronalds; Wang Xueqin, UBS Securities LLC; Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange

  • Hilary Till is a co-founder of Premia Capital Management, LLC. She is also a principal of Premia Risk Consultancy, Inc., which advises investment firms on derivatives strategies and risk management policy. In addition, Hilary is a member of the North American Advisory Board of the London School of Economics; and is a Research Associate at the EDHEC-Risk Institute. Before co-founding Premia Capital, she was the Chief of Derivatives Strategies at Putnam Investments and prior to this position was a quantitative analyst at Harvard Management Company. She has a B.A. with General Honors in Statistics from the University of Chicago and an M.Sc. degree in Statistics from the London School of Economics (LSE). She studied at the LSE under a private fellowship administered by the Fulbright Commission.

    Joseph Eagleeye is a co-founder of Premia Capital Management, LLC. Premia Capital uses statistical techniques to identify pockets of predictability in the commodity futures markets; risk management is a key part of the firm’s investment process. Before co-founding Premia Capital, Joseph was a senior derivatives strategist at Putnam Investments. While at Putnam, he researched, back-tested and implemented systematic, relative-value derivatives strategies, which spanned the bond and commodity markets, as well as co-managing Putnam’s institutional commodity programme. Prior to joining Putnam Investments, Joseph developed trading applications for Morgan Stanley’s Equity Division and proprietary computer models for an urban economics consulting firm. He has also advised investment firms on hedging strategies, benchmark construction, index-replication strategies, and risk management. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in applied mathematics from Yale University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

  • “Essential reading for commodity investors, or would-be investors, everywhere.“

    Sir Howard Davies, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science; and Former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (UK)

    “Covers a full range of concepts that are critical for anyone investing in these markets.“

    Mr. David Kuenzi, Head of Risk Management and Quantitative Research, Glenwood Capital Investments, LLC; A member of the Man Group

    “It is the best single resource that anyone involved in the commodity markets could have on their shelf.“

    Mr. David Walsh, Managing Director, Allstate Investments

    "This book is a service to our industry."

    Robert J. Greer, Senior VP, Real Return Product Manager, PIMCO

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