Commodities For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 8. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-470-04928-0 (ISBN)
Description
Grow your portfolio through energy, metals, and agricultural products
Get more bang for your buck in the commodities market and start trading today
Looking to cash in on commodities? This plain-English guide gives you the basics on breaking into the market, dispelling common myths, and presenting a wide range of trading and investing strategies. It will help you diversify your portfolio, measure risk, and apply market analysis techniques. You'll also see how commodities stack up against other assets and how to avoid investing pitfalls.
Discover how to
* Choose the right fund for you
* Develop a solid investment strategy
* Understand commodities exchanges
* Identify and minimize risk
* Find a reputable broker
* Profit from global market trends
Get more bang for your buck in the commodities market and start trading today
Looking to cash in on commodities? This plain-English guide gives you the basics on breaking into the market, dispelling common myths, and presenting a wide range of trading and investing strategies. It will help you diversify your portfolio, measure risk, and apply market analysis techniques. You'll also see how commodities stack up against other assets and how to avoid investing pitfalls.
Discover how to
* Choose the right fund for you
* Develop a solid investment strategy
* Understand commodities exchanges
* Identify and minimize risk
* Find a reputable broker
* Profit from global market trends
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, map
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-04928-0 (9780470049280)
Schweitzer Classification
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Amine Bouchentouf
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Amine Bouchentouf is President and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Investment Advisors LLC. Renaissance is an international financial advisory firm headquartered in New York City, which provides long-term strategic advice to individuals, institutions, and governments around the world.
Amine is a world-renowned market commentator and analyst and has appeared in media in the United States, Great Britain, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil. He is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Authors Guild and is also involved with the Council on Foreign Relations. He offers regular market intelligence briefings through the Web site www.commodities-investor.com.
Amine is a world-renowned market commentator and analyst and has appeared in media in the United States, Great Britain, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil. He is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Authors Guild and is also involved with the Council on Foreign Relations. He offers regular market intelligence briefings through the Web site www.commodities-investor.com.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Commodities: Just the Facts.
Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities.
Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities.
Chapter 3: Is Investing in Commodities Only for the Brave?
Chapter 4: Get Ready to Rumble! Commodity Bulls vs. Bears.
Chapter 5: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio.
Part II: Getting Started.
Chapter 6: Show Me the Money! Choosing the Right Manager.
Chapter 7: Track and Trade: Investing through Commodity Indexes.
Chapter 8: Understanding How Commodities Exchanges Work.
Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options.
Chapter 10: Technically Speaking: Using Technical Analysis.
Part III: The Power House: How to Make Money in Energy.
Chapter 11: It's a Crude, Crude World! Investing in Crude Oil.
Chapter 12: Welcome to Gas Vegas, Baby! Trading Natural Gas.
Chapter 13: Fuel for Thought: Looking at Alternative Energy Sources.
Chapter 14: Totally Energized: Investing in Energy Companies.
Part IV: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals.
Chapter 15: Getting the Glitters: Investing in Gold, Silver, and Platinum.
Chapter 16: Metals That Prove Their Mettle: Steel, Aluminum, and Copper.
Chapter 17: Weighing Investments in Heavy and Not-So-Heavy Metals.
Chapter 18: Mine Your Own Business: Unearthing the Top Mining Companies.
Part V: Going Down to the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products.
Chapter 19: Breakfast of Champions: Profiting from Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice.
Chapter 20: How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans.
Chapter 21: Alive and Kicking! How to Make Money Trading Livestock.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Top Ten Ways to Invest in Commodities.
Chapter 23: Top Ten Market Indicators You Should Monitor.
Chapter 24: Ten or So Resources You Can't Do Without.
Part VII: The Appendix.
Appendix: Glossary of Technical Terms.
Index.
Part I: Commodities: Just the Facts.
Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities.
Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities.
Chapter 3: Is Investing in Commodities Only for the Brave?
Chapter 4: Get Ready to Rumble! Commodity Bulls vs. Bears.
Chapter 5: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio.
Part II: Getting Started.
Chapter 6: Show Me the Money! Choosing the Right Manager.
Chapter 7: Track and Trade: Investing through Commodity Indexes.
Chapter 8: Understanding How Commodities Exchanges Work.
Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options.
Chapter 10: Technically Speaking: Using Technical Analysis.
Part III: The Power House: How to Make Money in Energy.
Chapter 11: It's a Crude, Crude World! Investing in Crude Oil.
Chapter 12: Welcome to Gas Vegas, Baby! Trading Natural Gas.
Chapter 13: Fuel for Thought: Looking at Alternative Energy Sources.
Chapter 14: Totally Energized: Investing in Energy Companies.
Part IV: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals.
Chapter 15: Getting the Glitters: Investing in Gold, Silver, and Platinum.
Chapter 16: Metals That Prove Their Mettle: Steel, Aluminum, and Copper.
Chapter 17: Weighing Investments in Heavy and Not-So-Heavy Metals.
Chapter 18: Mine Your Own Business: Unearthing the Top Mining Companies.
Part V: Going Down to the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products.
Chapter 19: Breakfast of Champions: Profiting from Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice.
Chapter 20: How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans.
Chapter 21: Alive and Kicking! How to Make Money Trading Livestock.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Top Ten Ways to Invest in Commodities.
Chapter 23: Top Ten Market Indicators You Should Monitor.
Chapter 24: Ten or So Resources You Can't Do Without.
Part VII: The Appendix.
Appendix: Glossary of Technical Terms.
Index.