Commodity Fundamentals How To Trade the Precious Metals, Energy, Grain, and Tropical Commodity Markets

by Spurga, Ronald C.

• ISBN13: 9780471788515
• ISBN10: 0471788511
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Praise for Commodity Fundamentals "Commodity Fundamentals is THE book for investors looking to enter the commodity markets. This informative guide is a welcome addition on the subject and is a must-read for commodity investors." -Jim Atkinson, President, Guinness Atkinson Funds "Ronald Spurga's Commodity Fundamentals is an illuminating and very useful guide for the subject. A welcome addition to any business library." -Robert F. Himmelberg, PhD, Dean, Fordham's Graduate School of Business Administration "A straightforward introduction crafted for the individual on the mechanics of commodity trading. The author efficiently negotiates the often confusing yet very topical commodity trading world for the individual." -Terence A. Mullervy, Finance Director, Glencore UK Ltd. Commodity Fundamentals provides you with the in-depth insights needed to make commodities trading a profitable, integral component of your overall trading activities. Written by Ronald Spurga, a Vice President of ABN AMRO Bank and longtime veteran of the investment banking wars, this straightforward guide arms you with the information you need to succeed in the highly profitable commodity marketplace-whether you are a trading veteran, a relative newcomer, or anywhere in between.

Author Biography

RONALD C. SPURGA is a Certified Financial Planner and a Vice President of ABN AMRO Bank. He has also worked as an investment banker and financial analyst on Wall Street. Spurga graduated from the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. He has an MBA in finance and has taught finance courses at Rutgers University, Fordham University, and New York University. In his spare time, Spurga writes poetry, which has appeared in Penumbra, the literary magazine of California State University, and in Cimarron Review, the literary magazine of Oklahoma State University.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Should You Speculate?
CHAPTER 1 Guidelines for Commodity Speculation	3	(1)
CHAPTER 2 The Speculator and the Commodity Exchanges	3	(8)
CHAPTER 3 The Mechanics of Trading	11	(14)
PART TWO Techniques for Trading Physical Commodities
CHAPTER 4 Technical Analysis	25	(4)
CHAPTER 5 The Risks of Speculation	29	(4)
PART THREE Speculating in Metals
CHAPTER 6 Gold	33	(8)
CIRPTER 7 Silver	41	(6)
CHAPTER 8 Platinum	47	(8)
CHAPTER 9 Copper	55	(4)
CHAPTER 10 Palladium	59	(8)
PART FOUR Speculating in Energy
CHAPTER 11 Crude Oil	67	(6)
CHAPTER 12 Gasoline	73	(4)
CHAPTER 13 Heating Oil	77	(4)
CHAPTER 14 Natural Gas	81	(10)
PART FIVE Speculating in Tropical Commodities
CHAPTER 15 Cocoa	91	(8)
CHAPTER 16 Coffee	99	(8)
CHAPTER 17 Sugar	107	(6)
CHAPTER 18 Cotton	113	(8)
CHAPTER 19 Orange Juice	121	(8)
PART SIX Speculating in Agricultural Commodities and Meats
CHAPTER 20 Grain	129	(18)
CHAPTER 21 Cattle	147	(6)
CHAPTER 22 Hogs	153	(6)
CHAPTER 23 A Word about Forecasting Supply and Demand in Meats	159	(8)
PART SEVEN Final Considerations
CHAPTER 24 Commodity Funds	167	(2)
CHAPTER 25 Sources of Market Information	169	(6)
Glossary of Common Commodity Trading Terms	175	(6)
Index	181