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Commodities For Dummies

Commodities For Dummies


By Amine Bouchentouf

ISBN: 978-0-470-04928-0
Format: Paper
Pages: 384 Pages
Pub. Date: December 2006

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Introduction.

Part I: Commodities: Just the Facts.

Chapter 1: Investors, Start Your Engines! An Overview of Commodities.

Chapter 2: Earn, Baby, Earn! Why You Should Invest in Commodities.

Chapter 3: Is Investing in Commodities Only for the Brave?

Chapter 4: Get Ready to Rumble! Commodity Bulls vs. Bears.

Chapter 5: Feel the Love: Welcoming Commodities into Your Portfolio.

Part II: Getting Started.

Chapter 6: Show Me the Money! Choosing the Right Manager.

Chapter 7: Track and Trade: Investing through Commodity Indexes.

Chapter 8: Understanding How Commodities Exchanges Work.

Chapter 9: Back to the Future: Getting a Grip on Futures and Options.

Chapter 10: Technically Speaking: Using Technical Analysis.

Part III: The Power House: How to Make Money in Energy.

Chapter 11: It’s a Crude, Crude World! Investing in Crude Oil.

Chapter 12: Welcome to Gas Vegas, Baby! Trading Natural Gas.

Chapter 13: Fuel for Thought: Looking at Alternative Energy Sources.

Chapter 14: Totally Energized: Investing in Energy Companies.

Part IV: Pedal to the Metal: Investing in Metals.

Chapter 15: Getting the Glitters: Investing in Gold, Silver, and Platinum.

Chapter 16: Metals That Prove Their Mettle: Steel, Aluminum, and Copper.

Chapter 17: Weighing Investments in Heavy and Not-So-Heavy Metals.

Chapter 18: Mine Your Own Business: Unearthing the Top Mining Companies.

Part V: Going Down to the Farm: Trading Agricultural Products.

Chapter 19: Breakfast of Champions: Profiting from Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Orange Juice.

Chapter 20: How to Gain from Grains: Trading Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans.

Chapter 21: Alive and Kicking! How to Make Money Trading Livestock.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 22: Top Ten Ways to Invest in Commodities.

Chapter 23: Top Ten Market Indicators You Should Monitor.

Chapter 24: Ten or So Resources You Can’t Do Without.

Part VII: The Appendix.

Appendix: Glossary of Technical Terms.

Index.

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