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Absolute Returns in Commodity (Natural Resource) Futures Investments

In this article, the authors introduce readers to commodity (natural resource) futures programs. They begin the article by describing the present investment landscape as one where return compression in a number of popular hedge fund strategies has led absolute-return investors to investigate other promising return sources. This includes the highly volatile natural-resource markets, which Lammey (2004) describes as a "paradise for speculators."

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Hilary Till, Jodie Gunzberg

Summary:

In this article, the authors introduce readers to commodity (natural resource) futures programs. They begin the article by describing the present investment landscape as one where return compression in a number of popular hedge fund strategies has led absolute-return investors to investigate other promising return sources. This includes the highly volatile natural-resource markets, which Lammey (2004) describes as a "paradise for speculators."

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Type : Working paper
Date : 04/04/2005
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Alternative Investments