The impact of indexing is exceptionally well documented in the equity markets. The same has not yet been the case for the commodity markets. Our empirical results suggest that one should see increased price-pressure effects in the commodity markets with any increase in the popularity of...

This article provides a step-by-step primer on how to design a commodity futures trading program. A prospective commodity manager must not only discover trading strategies that are expected to be generally profitable, but must also be careful regarding each strategy's correlation properties...

This paper will argue that long-only investments in the commodity futures markets, specifically those represented by the GSCI, are only advisable under a well-defined circumstance. One needs to use a reliable indicator of scarcity before investing in commodities in order to improve the chances...

Market participants have an obligation to periodically explain the economic role of futures trading and the role of speculators in these markets. This will be the main task of this paper. In addition, this paper will discuss two other challenges in the commodity markets: the impact of the Risk...

Academic criticism of classic Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) performance measures is not new. In particular, a number of authors have pointed out the shortcomings of using the Sharpe ratio for performance evaluation and the mean-variance framework for portfolio construction when the...

Illiquidity is a common feature of alternative investments, whether one chooses venture capital, private equity, or hedge funds. For hedge funds, the illiquidity can arise from the contracts an investor enters into, which may have one year or longer lock-ups or can arise from the type of...