Commodity Investing: Maximizing Returns through Fundamental Analysis

Index

Alternative Energy, 54–55. See also Bio-Fuels

Aluminum

Aluminum, consumption, 16–170

Aluminum, forward contracts, 174–175

Aluminum, grades, 175

Aluminum, production, 165–166

Aluminum, recycling, 168

Anchor Variables, 6–7, 224

Arabica. See Coffee.

Arbitrage Theory, 100–101, 224–238

ARCH. See Volatility Forecasting

Backwardation, 253. See also Creep

Barclay's CTA Index, 259

Bayer Process. See Aluminum

Bio-Diesel, 124–125, 138–139.

Bio-Fuels, 54, 64, 200–201. See also

Bio-Diesel

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), 147

Calendar Spreads, 224

Cattle

Cattle, feeder, 142

Cattle, futures, 149–150

Cattle, grade designations, 142–143

Clear Air Act of 1990, 68–69

Cocoa

Cocoa, consumption, 208–210

Cocoa, futures, 210–211

Cocoa, history, 207–208

Cocoa, processing, 208

Cocoa, production, 208–210

Coffee

Coffee, consumption, 193–194

Coffee, futures, 194–195

Coffee, history, 189

Coffee, processing, 190–191

Coffee, production, 191–193

Coffee, types, 189

Contango, 8, 17, 24, 27, 102, 112, 229–231, 253. See also Creep

Convenience Yield, 227

Copper

Copper, forward contracts, 163

Copper, processing, 154

Corn

Corn, consumption, 98–100

Corn, drought-resistant corn seeds, 95

Corn, futures, 102–103

Corn, harvest, 98

Corn, production, 96–98

Cost of Carry, 18, 100–102, 112, 226–227, 253

Cotton

Cotton, consumption, 214–217

Cotton, futures, 217–218

Cotton, production, 214

Cotton, gin, 213–215

Cottonseed. See Cotton

Crack Spread, 60–61, 75. See also Crude Oil

Creep, 17, 27, 224, 233, 238, 240, 253