1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910676553403321

Autore

Schofield Neil C.

Titolo

Commodity derivatives : markets and applications / / Neil C. Schofield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-119-34922-2

1-119-34924-9

1-119-34925-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (547 pages)

Collana

The Wiley Finance

Disciplina

332.6328

Soggetti

Commodity futures

Commodity exchanges

Derivative securities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1, Fundamentals of commodities and derivatives -- 2, Derivative valuation -- 3, Risk management principles -- 4, Gold -- 5, Base metals -- 6, Crude oil -- 7, Natural gas -- 8, Electricity -- 9, Plastics -- 10, Bulk commodities -- 11, Climate and weather -- 12, Agriculture --13, Commodity-linked financing -- 14, Commodity investing -- 15, Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

"Commodities and commodity derivatives are one of the foundations stones of today's financial markets. The derivatives market is estimated to be worth more than $1.2 quadrillion, with the trade in derivatives dwarfing the trade in the actual underlying physical commodities. Using structures unique to the individual market, each chapter includes an explanation of the commodity and an analysis of its physical market, discussion on the typical patterns of demand and supply and the main factors that will influence the price of the commodity and the main products. Each chapter focuses on how the products could be used along the physical supply chain and seeks to identify the main market risks and how they can be hedged. This expanded edition includes coverage of: theories of price formation, OIS valuation, spread options, options smiles and skews, gold, steel and iron-ore, project finance,



crude logistics, refined crude products, US electricity market, dry freight, climate change, price drivers of emissions trading, EU ETS, agricultural markets, ethanol, ETFs, index structures and more"-- Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00020424

Autore

Bausani, Alessandro

Titolo

Elementi di astronomia araba / Alessandro Bausani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Roma], : [s.n.], [1977] i, 251 p., : ill. ; 30 cm Dispensa dei corsi sulla astronomia/astrologia arabo-islamica tenuti alla cattedra di Islamistica dell'Università di Roma negli anni 1972-3 e 1973-4

Descrizione fisica

Esempl. dattiloscritto in fotocopia

Classificazione

ARA XVIII G

Soggetti

ASTROLOGIA ISLAMICA

ASTRONOMIA ISPANOARABA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910736026303321

Autore

Lane Joseph P.

Titolo

The ABC's of Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) Policy : Spelling Out Problems, Consequences and Viable Solutions / / by Joseph P. Lane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-34463-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 pages)

Disciplina

338.926

509.1821

Soggetti

Technological innovations

Knowledge management

Innovation and Technology Management

Knowledge Management

Economics of Innovation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Aristotle's Three States of Knowledge -- Vannevar Bush's Fateful Omission -- Coalition Eisenhower Didn't Foresee -- Development vs Research -- Everett Roger's Innovation Definition -- Federal Laboratory Consortium -- Government Bias in Funding -- Project Hindsight vs TRACES -- Idea Factory Lessons -- Juggling STI Terminology -- Knowledge Communication -- Logic Models at Work -- Multiplier Effect -- National Science Foundation -- Orphan Product Approach -- Push vs Pull -- Equations for National Innovation -- Rhetoric vs Reality -- Subordinating Engineering to Science -- Technology Transfer Offices -- University as a Free Enterprise -- Valuation of Invention Claims -- New Net Wealth -- Xi Jinping's China Strategy -- Why STI Fallacies Persist -- Zero Sum Game -- What comes after Z?. .

Sommario/riassunto

Innovation is a widely applied yet poorly understood term in the context of public policies and practices among Western nations. Technological innovations specifically have and will continue to advance civilization, shape modern society, and drive the economic health and geo-political standing of nations. This book offers a unique interpretation of science, technology & innovation (STI) policies in



Western nations, particularly in regard to government-sponsored programs. The author challenges established thinking, directly addressing numerous myths that cloud our understanding of innovation and proposes a fresh perspective grounded in fundamental logic and analysis. Written in short chapters and presented in an alphabetically organized framework, this book addresses what is working and what isn’t working in current STI policies and suggests that the most efficient and effective way to generate technological innovations that yield the desired socio-economic benefits, is for national governments to sponsor directed scientific research and directed engineering development, and align both with the requirements of carefully managed commercial production. The book also features examples drawn from government data, scholarly literature, practitioner anecdotes and the author’s personal experience.