Commodity Future Market

Find Out How Any Investor Can Hedge Portfolio Risks--and Increase Trading Profits--in Today's Futures Marketplace The commodities futures market--long seen as the province of professional hedge fund managers and frenzied, hand-waving pit traders--has begun to grab the attention of individuals everywhere. Sharp investors are using today's technology to access high-level research and information, hedge their trading risks, and leverage small amounts of cash into sizable investment profits. Fundamentals of the Futures Market is a step-by-step guidebook to the opportunities and risks in today's wide-open commodity markets. Plain-English analyses and explanations combine with quizzes, checklists, charts, graphs, and more to reveal: * Reports and major indicators to watch--and how to interpret their meanings * Types of orders--including market, limit, and stop orders--and when to use each * Tips of the Trade--Techniques the pros use to profit from price changes, avoid errors, and more From hands-on basics to advanced technical skills, Fundamentals of the Futures Market will give you everything you need to truly understand and profit from the exciting, newly accessible futures marketplace. Let this hands-on book--along with its companion Fundamentals of investing guides--help you build the skills and confidence for success ... before you risk your money in the no-room-for-error waters of real-time trading! Hone Your Trading Skills with McGraw-Hill's Fundamentals of investing series! *Fundamentals of the Stock Market by O'Neill Wyss *Fundamentals of the Bond Market by Esme Faerber *Fundamentals of the Options Market by Michael S.

Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have come to rely on The CRB Commodity Yearbook to help them navigate the uncertainties of the commodity markets. The single most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market infor-mation available, the Yearbook is the book of record of the Commodity Research Bureau, which is, in turn, the organization of record for the commodity industry itself. Its sources– reports from governments, private industries, and trade and industrial associations– are authoritative, and its historical scope is second to none. Breadth and depth of information make the Yearbook indispensable for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements. The 2003 edition provides crucial information on more than 100 domestic and international commodities– from aluminum to gold to zinc– and includes seasonal patterns and historical data from the past ten years well as current (as of the last three months) pricing and trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis. The information is formatted to make researching a particular commodity as convenient as possible. Each commodity is introduced by a brief article that describes its salient features, pricing trends in recent years, and factors– be they droughts, wars, diseases, or politics– that have influenced prices in the past, and may do so in the future. The data itself is presented in over 900 tables, graphs, and price charts that are clear and easy to read. Also featured are major articles on key markets and important issues by prominent professionals in the commodity industrythat have been commissioned exclusively for the Yearbook. For its wealth of information and the authority of its sources, The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2003 stands alone as the guide to intelligent trading in commodities and futures.