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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792198303321

Autore

Poitras Geoffrey <1954-, >

Titolo

Commodity risk management : theory and application / / Geoffrey Poitras

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-26260-1

0-203-10761-6

1-299-27925-2

1-136-26261-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (789 p.)

Disciplina

332.64/4

Soggetti

Commodity exchanges

Risk management

Speculation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Commodity risk basics -- pt. 2. Commodity risk management concepts -- pt. 3. Risk management applications.

Sommario/riassunto

Commodity Risk Management goes beyond just an introductory treatment of derivative securities, dealing with more advanced topics and approaching the subject matter from a unique perspective. At its core lies the concept that commodity risk management decisions require an in-depth understanding of speculative strategies, and vice versa. The book offers readers a unified treatment of important concepts and techniques that are useful in applying derivative securities in the management of risk in commodity markets. While some of these techniques are well known and fairly common, Poitra