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Commodities - Asset Class Characteristics for Financial Modelling

Document ID: 2006-1253
Published on: 1st August 2006
Author: Martin Skrk

Commodities are becoming an integral part of financial investments. This note examines the behaviour of commodity futures returns. In addition, it aims to identify fundamental economic characteristics that drive commodity prices – especially with respect to risk premia.

Please see Real-world Commodity Calibration Making long-term assumptions about commodity prices (Document ID 2009-1347)

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