Base Metals Handbook
Published in August 1991
Loose-leaf edition
400 pages
978-1-85573-047-2 (ISBN)
Description
This handbook will be issued in loose-leaf form and updated at regular intervals. The first part of the book covers the markets, the participants, trading techniques and strategies, and their management, accounting, tax and legal implications. The second part covers the base metals themselves and consists of separate sections on each of the main base metals, detailing its origin and production, its properties and uses, the structure and conduct of the trade, recent market trends, and a consideration of how these may affect the short-, medium-, or long-term international trading picture.
This handbook will be issued in loose-leaf form and updated at regular intervals. The first part of the book covers the markets, the participants, trading techniques and strategies, and their management, accounting, tax and legal implications. The second part covers the base metals themselves and consists of separate sections on each of the main base metals, detailing its origin and production, its properties and uses, the structure and conduct of the trade, recent market trends, and a consideration of how these may affect the short-, medium-, or long-term international trading picture.
This handbook will be issued in loose-leaf form and updated at regular intervals. The first part of the book covers the markets, the participants, trading techniques and strategies, and their management, accounting, tax and legal implications. The second part covers the base metals themselves and consists of separate sections on each of the main base metals, detailing its origin and production, its properties and uses, the structure and conduct of the trade, recent market trends, and a consideration of how these may affect the short-, medium-, or long-term international trading picture.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Product notice
Loose leaf - sheets & binder
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85573-047-2 (9781855730472)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Markets and trading: origins of the base metals trade - background, history, recent developments; geopolitics of the precious metals trade - position of base metals trade in world economy, international distribution, the political dimension; the markets - physical markets, futures markets, other derivative markets; the market participants - the mining sector, the production sector, brokers, dealers, the end-use industries, the investment sector, governments; trading techniques and strategies - spot trading; forward trading, futures trading, risk management, forecasting techniques; administration and management - budgeting and cash flow, contracts, shipping, financing, record keeping; accounting and tax considerations - UK, USA, Europe, Far East, other key markets; the legal and regulatory framework - law relating to base metals, regulation relating to base metals, compliance. Part 2 The metals: aluminium; copper; lead and zinc; nickel; tin.