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Commodity Investing Course (Day 4)

Course Topics:

• Introduction to Commodities Investing
• Commodity Types and Markets
• Fundamentals of Commodity Futures
• Commodities as an Asset Class
• Commodity Pricing Theory
• Statistical Behavior of Commodity Prices
• Commodities and Inflation
• Term-structure and Commercial-hedge-pressure as return drivers
• Commodities as a Source of Diversification
• Commodities Risk Management
  • Strategy And Portfolio Level Var, Incremental Risk Measures
  • Monitoring Beta Risks
  • Structural Breaks
  • Scenario Analysis
  • Inadvertent Concentration Risk
  • Event Risks
  • Seasonally-Varying Correlations And Emerging Correlations
  • The Monitoring Of Risk-Asset De-leveraging
  • Case Studies: May/June 2006 And February 27, 2007
  • Macro Portfolio Hedging
  • Case Study: The Aftermath Of Hurricane Katrina
  • Optimal Portfolio Diversification Strategy
  • Fraud and Governance Infrastructure Considerations
• Optimal Asset Allocation
• Buy-and-Hold versus Active Trading in Commodities
• CTAs vs. Direct Commodity Investing
• Commodities Investment Vehicles
  • Direct Investments, Equities and Mutual funds
  • Investments in Commodity Indices via Derivatives and Funds
  • Managed futures
  • Natural Resources Hedge Funds and Fund-of-Funds
• Case Studies: Gasoline (hedge pressure), Copper (scarcity), and Coffee (weather-fear)
• Behavioral Finance: Investment Psychology and Investor's Pitfalls
• Commodities Investments and Reporting Calendar
• Investment Management: Trade Journal and Objective Trading Checklist

Course Features

• Course Duration: 1 Day
• Course Venue: Las Vegas, USA (Other venues: travel fees apply)
• Course Method: Seminar, Case Studies and Workshop
• Course Fees:  $2,000 per person
• Group Discounts: (2 people: $1,800 per person. Three or more people: $1,600 per person)

2011 Course Calendar

• Course Dates: Sep 8. Oct 6. Nov 10. Dec 8

Course Registration

To register for the course, please email us at:

• contact (at) wallstreetacademy.org

  Wall Street Investment Management Program

• Wall Street Investment Management Program (6 Days)
  Stocks, Bonds, Funds, Commodities and Forex Investment Management

Modular Wall Street Courses

1. Stock Investing Course (Day 1)
   Stock investing strategy, best practices and risk management
2. Bond Investing Course (Day 2)
   Bond investing strategy, best practices and risk management
3. Fund Investing Course (Day 3)
   Fund investing strategy, best practices and risk management
4. Commodity Investing Course (Day 4)
   Commodity investing strategy, best practices and risk management
5. Forex Investing Course (Day 5)
   Forex investing strategy, best practices and risk management
6. Investment Management Course (Day 6)
   Investment management strategy, best practices and portfolio risk management

Investment Program Brochure

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