Commodity Markets

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Commodity Markets

(Duration 15 Days) & (Fee’s – Rs.9000/-)

INTRODUCTION TO COMMODITY MARKETS

History of Commodity Trading

Spot and Derivatives Trading in Commodities

Major Commodities Traded in Derivatives Exchanges in India

Participants in Commodity Derivatives Markets

Commodities Trading vis-à-vis Trading in Other Financial Assets

Commodity Markets Ecosystem

Factors Impacting the Commodity Prices

Commodity Options and Index Futures

COMMODITY FUTURES

Introduction to Futures

Distinction between Forwards and Futures

Cost-of-Carry

Convergence

Fair Value of a Futures Contract

Convenience Yield

Commodity Futures and Commodity Forwards

Pay-off Profile for Futures Contracts

Spot Price Polling and Final Settlement Price of Futures

COMMODITY OPTIONS

Introduction to Options

Option Terminology

Pay-off Profiles of Options Contracts

Determinants of Option Premium

Options on Commodity Futures

Options on Goods

COMMODITY INDICES

Commodity Index

Index Construction and its Constituents

Trading in Index Futures

Uses of Index Futures

TRADING MECHANISM

Hedging

Long Hedge and Short Hedge Strategies Using Futures

Speculation

Arbitrage

Spread Trading

Basis

Option Trading Strategies

Hedging Strategies Disclosure Norms