Alternative beta strategies can serve a variety of different investment objectives, which may include reducing volatility or achieving tilts to systematic risk exposures. It is therefore essential for investors to examine whether these strategies meet their own investment objectives and...

Indian markets recently thrown open a new avenue for retail investors and traders to participate is the commodity derivatives. For those who want to diversify their portfolios beyond shares, bonds and real estate, commodities are the best option that provides risk management facility. Investing...

We develop an equilibrium model of commodity spot and futures markets in which commodity production, consumption, and speculation are endogenously determined. Speculators facilitate hedging by the commodity suppliers. The entry of new speculators thus increases the supply of the commodity and...

In this paper, we empirically investigate the relationship between bid-ask spread, trading activity and intra-day volatility using futures data for five commodities for the sample period of 2006-2010. We have considered five commodities from four categories in our study viz., Gold from precious...

The present study examines the dynamics and regulatory regimes of commodity derivatives markets through time. The historical perspective allows to identify the reasons behind the use of derivatives and the impact of changing rules on financial systems. It further permits to highlight the...

We examine commodity trading advisors (CTAs) to understand the causes and consequences of the financialization of commodity markets. We find that CTAs can hedge against stock market tail risk and that CTAs with better hedging properties attract more investor flows. Meanwhile, the aggregate CTA...

There is a growing literature examining futures based trading strategies and the performance of Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs). In this paper, we test the validity of three key assumptions used in these studies. The validity of basing conclusions on analysis of synthetic rather than market...

Implied correlation, jointly extracted from index and stock options, is a robust predictor of long-term market returns. We document that its predictive power stems from its role as a leading procyclical state variable, predicting future investment opportunities, that is, financial-market risks...

I construct a dynamic equilibrium model of storable commodities populated by producers, dealers, and households. When financial innovation allows households to trade in futures markets, they choose a long position that leads to lower equilibrium excess returns on futures, a more frequently...