This article uses graph theory to provide novel evidence regarding market integration, a favorable condition for systemic risk to appear in. Relying on daily futures returns covering a 12-year period, we examine cross- and inter-market linkages, both within the commodity complex and between...

This article uses graph theory to provide novel evidence regarding market integration, a necessary condition for systemic risk to appear. Relying on daily futures returns covering a 12-year period, we examine cross- and inter-market linkages, both within the commodity complex and between...

We examine the impact of two financial crises on commodity derivative markets: the subprime crisis and the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. These crises are "ex- ternal" to the commodity markets because they occurred in the financial sphere. Still, because commodity markets are now highly...