The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2000 (The CBS Commodity Yearbook) - Hardcover

Commodity Research Bureau

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471382604 ISBN 13: 9780471382607

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

The essential commodity reference for analysts, traders, and portfolio managers

Dubbed the "bible" by market analysts and traders since 1939, The CRB Commodity Yearbook provides financial professionals with indispensable information on 105 domestic and international commodities, from alcohol to zinc. It includes seasonal patterns and historical data from the past ten years, as well as pricing and trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis. It also features more than 1,000 charts, tables, and graphs covering crucial data on production/consumption, supply and demand patterns, and trading highlights.

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From the Back Cover

The single most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available

Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators have come to regard The CRB Commodity Yearbook as the "bible" of the industry. Here is a wealth of authoritative data, gathered from government reports, private industry, and trade and industry associations, all compiled by the Commodity Research Bureau, the organization of record for the entire commodity industry itself.

Absolutely essential for identifying changing trends in supply and demand and for projecting important price movements, the Yearbook gives the investor:

• Worldwide supply/demand and production/consumption data for all the basic commodities and futures markets—from A(luminum) to Z(inc), including all the major markets in interest rates, currencies, energy, and stock index futures
• Over 900 tables, graphs, and price charts of historical data, many of which show price history dating back to 1920
• Concise introductory articles that describe the salient features of each commodity and help put the quantitative information in perspective
• Articles by prominent professionals on key markets and important issues concerning the commodity industry. The 2000 Yearbook features "Understanding Online Futures Trading," by Joseph H. Zoller; and "Commodity Investment as an Alternative Asset Class" by Raymond T. Murphy
• The classic Foreword from the initial CRB Commodity Year Book, 1939 edition, and a special feature article describing the history of the Commodity Research Bureau

For anyone dealing in commodities, The CRB Commodity Yearbook 2000 offers an abundance of valuable information and indispensable guidance for decision making.

Synopsis

A commodity is an agricultural product, mineral, or other tangible asset that investors trade on a cash or futures basis. Each commodity is traded on its own exchange and some at general exchanges such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Prices for each commodity are set by a combination of factors including weather, supply and demand, and historical trading patterns. This work contains both historical information and pricing/trading patterns on a monthly and annual basis and offers readers the opportunity to compare over 100 domestic and international commodities. It includes three articles on "hot" commodities-orientated, and disks which contain historical and updated data, are available throughout the year.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471382604
• ISBN 13: 9780471382607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 384