Risk Management in Commodity Markets: From Shipping to Agricuturals and Energy

Today commodities represent the fastest growing markets worldwide. Historically misunderstood, generally understudied and undervalued, certainly under-represented in the literature, commodities are suddenly receiving the attention they deserve.

Bringing together some of the best authors in their fields, this book focuses on the risk management issues associated with both soft and hard commodities: energy, weather, agriculturals, metals and shipping. Taking the reader through every part of the commodities markets, the authors discuss the intricacies of modelling spot and forward prices, as well as the design of new Futures markets. The book also looks at the use of options and other derivative contract forms for hedging purposes, as well as supply management in commodity markets. It looks at the implications of climate policy and climate research and analyzes the various freight derivatives markets and products used to manage shipping and freight risk in a global commodity world.