Description
An Expansive Update of a Classic Energy Commodity Trading Primer.
Trading in energy futures and options plays a key role in hedging against fluctuations in the price of energy commodities, especially crude oil and natural gas.
This long-awaited new edition highlights how exchange-traded futures and options markets work and how companies can successfully use the markets in their overall strategy to increase profitability. This wide-ranging new edition offers valuable insight for young professionals, and students.
Discussions on market efficiency, the role of commodities in Modern Portfolio Theory, and the NYMEX introduction of Clearport are all covered in this introduction to futures markets.
Features of the new edition:
About the Author
Luc Marest is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York, where he teaches courses on finance. His research interests include monetary theory, business cycle theory, finance, financial markets, trading, and international finance. Marest's career started in France at Bouygues, one of the world's largest construction companies, where he was a project manager. He also worked on Wall Street as a trader for Worldco LLC. Luc Marest holds a master's degree in civil engineering from L'Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics, Paris, an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a PhD from the Department of Economics at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Steven Errera, former president of Energy Futures, Inc., is noted in his field as a lecturer and writer, having contributed articles to many economic and energy-related publications. He is a former vice president of the New York Mercantile Exchange, where he was responsible for writing and marketing its No. 2 Heating Oil Futures Contract. He has an MBA from Rutgers University and a BA from Queens College, CUNY.
Book Information
ISBN 9781593703264
Author Luc Marest
Format Hardback
Page Count 390
Imprint PennWell Books
Publisher PennWell Books
Weight(grams) 660g
Trading in energy futures and options plays a key role in hedging against fluctuations in the price of energy commodities, especially crude oil and natural gas.
This long-awaited new edition highlights how exchange-traded futures and options markets work and how companies can successfully use the markets in their overall strategy to increase profitability. This wide-ranging new edition offers valuable insight for young professionals, and students.
Discussions on market efficiency, the role of commodities in Modern Portfolio Theory, and the NYMEX introduction of Clearport are all covered in this introduction to futures markets.
Features of the new edition:
- New chapters on swaps and fundamentals
- Expanded chapters on technical analysis and options
- The crucial role ETFs and ETNs play in the commodities markets
About the Author
Luc Marest is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York, where he teaches courses on finance. His research interests include monetary theory, business cycle theory, finance, financial markets, trading, and international finance. Marest's career started in France at Bouygues, one of the world's largest construction companies, where he was a project manager. He also worked on Wall Street as a trader for Worldco LLC. Luc Marest holds a master's degree in civil engineering from L'Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics, Paris, an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a PhD from the Department of Economics at The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Steven Errera, former president of Energy Futures, Inc., is noted in his field as a lecturer and writer, having contributed articles to many economic and energy-related publications. He is a former vice president of the New York Mercantile Exchange, where he was responsible for writing and marketing its No. 2 Heating Oil Futures Contract. He has an MBA from Rutgers University and a BA from Queens College, CUNY.
Book Information
ISBN 9781593703264
Author Luc Marest
Format Hardback
Page Count 390
Imprint PennWell Books
Publisher PennWell Books
Weight(grams) 660g
