Commodities Rising: The Reality Behind the Hype and How To Really Profit in the Commodities Market

Index

Agricultural commodities, see Corn; Soybeans; Tropical agriculturals; Wheat

American options, 74–75

Apex Silver Mines, 231

Arabica coffee, 184–185

Asian options, 75

Asset class, commodities as, 49–59. See also Investment vehicles

low correlation with equities, 50–53

profits from stand-alone investments, 56–59

role in portfolio, 49–50, 54–56

Asymmetrical markets, 11–13, 43

AT&T, 149

“Backwardation,” 66

Balladur, Eduard, 5

Bank of China, 117

Banque de France, 117–118

Base metals, 213–214. See also Copper; Lead; Zinc

Berkshire Hathaway, 66–67, 126–127

BHP Billiton, 221, 226, 231

Bolsa de Mercadorias y Futuros (BM&F), 189, 201

Boswell, Michael, 133

Bullion banks, defined, 105n

Bundesbank, 117

Burkina Faso, 38

Call options, 74

Central banks, gold and, 110–113, 116–118, 238–239

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), 200–201, 207

China:

copper and, 217–218, 219–220

cotton and, 190, 194

demand and, 30–32

demographics and, 27–28

myth of consumption and, 6, 14, 27–32

palladium and, 150–151

petroleum and, 157, 162

platinum and, 139–140

political climate and, 29–30

production growth and, 28–29

reality in, 15–17

silver and, 129

soybeans and, 204–205

zinc and, 228

Clinton Administration, 123

Cocoa, 177–183

how to invest in, 183

outlook for, 182–183

supply and demand for, 180–182

Coffee, 183–189

how to invest in, 189

outlook for, 188–189

supply and demand for, 186–188

use of information by market, 43, 44, 45

Coins, platinum, 141

Cold fusion, 143–144

Commercial trades, in COT reports, 86–89