Commodity Fundamentals
How To Trade the Precious Metals, Energy, Grain, and Tropical Commodity Markets
Published on 3. May 2016
208 pages
978-0-470-06988-2 (ISBN)
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Praise for Commodity Fundamentals
"Commodity Fundamentals is THE book for investors looking to enterthe commodity markets. This informative guide is a welcome additionon 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 veryuseful guide for the subject. A welcome addition to any businesslibrary."
-Robert F. Himmelberg, PhD, Dean, Fordham's Graduate School ofBusiness Administration
"A straightforward introduction crafted for the individual on themechanics of commodity trading. The author efficiently negotiatesthe often confusing yet very topical commodity trading world forthe individual."
-Terence A. Mullervy, Finance Director, Glencore UK Ltd.
Commodity Fundamentals provides you with the in-depth insightsneeded to make commodities trading a profitable, integral componentof your overall trading activities. Written by Ronald Spurga, aVice President of ABN AMRO Bank and longtime veteran of theinvestment banking wars, this straightforward guide arms you withthe information you need to succeed in the highly profitablecommodity marketplace-whether you are a trading veteran, a relativenewcomer, or anywhere in between.
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Ronald C. Spurga
Commodity Fundamentals
How To Trade the Precious Metals, Energy, Grain, and Tropical Commodity Markets
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09/2006
Wiley
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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.
Content
PART ONE: Should You Speculate?
Chapter 1: Guidelines for Commodity Speculation.
Chapter 2: The Speculator and the Commodity Exchanges.
Chapter 3: The Mechanics of Trading.
PART TWO: Techniques for Trading PhysicalCommodities.
Chapter 4: Technical Analysis.
Chapter 5: The Risks of Speculation.
PART THREE: Speculating in Metals.
Chapter 6: Gold.
Chapter 7: Silver.
Chapter 8: Platinum.
Chapter 9: Copper.
Chapter 10: Palladium.
PART FOUR: Speculating in Energy.
Chapter 11: Crude Oil.
Chapter 12: Gasoline.
Chapter 13: Heating Oil.
Chapter 14: Natural Gas.
PART FIVE: Speculating in Tropical Commodities.
Chapter 15: Cocoa.
Chapter 16: Coffee.
Chapter 17: Sugar.
Chapter 18: Cotton.
Chapter 19: Orange Juice.
PART SIX: Speculating in Agricultural Commodities andMeats.
Chapter 20: Grain.
Chapter 21: Cattle.
Chapter 22: Hogs.
Chapter 23: A Word about Forecasting Supply and Demand inMeats.
PART SEVEN: Final Considerations.
Chapter 24: Commodity Funds.
Chapter 25: Sources of Market Information.
Glossary of Common Commodity Trading Terms.
Index.
