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Commodity Exchanges

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 545-0196/01
Abbreviation KB
Course title Commodity Exchanges
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Roman Kozel, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Principles of commodity trading
2. Main groups of traded commodities
3. Investing in raw materials and commodities
4. Major commodity exchanges
5. Fundamental analysis
6. Technical analysis
7. Trading and hedging
8. Trade Orders
9. Trade contracts and commodity derivatives
10. Futures contracts
11. Cryptocurrency exchanges
12. Economic crises and commodity markets
13. Sustainability and commodity markets

E-learning

For communication beyond in-person lectures and exercises, the Moodle learning management system (lms.vsb.cz) is used. This platform facilitates communication not only between the instructor and students but also among students themselves.

Literature

SCHWAGER, Jack D. a ETZKORN, Mark. A complete guide to the futures market: technical analysis, trading systems, fundamental analysis, options, spreads, and trading principles. Online. Second edition. Wiley trading series. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, [2017]. ISBN 9781119209713 .
SOUMARÉ, Issouf. Commodity exchanges: concepts, tools and guidelines. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]. ISBN 978-1-80088-703-9.
SWINDLE, Glen. Valuation and risk management in energy markets. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-117-03684-0.
THOMPSON, Alex. Commodity Trading: Navigating Markets, Sustainability, and Innovation. Side Hustle Success, 2023. ISBN 9798223559610 .

Advised literature

CLARK, Iain J. Commodity option pricing: a practitioner's guide. Wiley finance series. Chichester: Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-1-119-94451-5.
DEMPSTER, M. A. H. a TANG, Ke (ed.). Commodities: fundamental theory of futures, forwards, and derivatives pricing. Second edition. Chapman & Hall/CRC financial mathematics series. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2023]. ISBN 978-1-032-20817-6.
KEENAN, Mark J. S. Advanced Positioning, Flow, and Sentiment Analysis in Commodity Markets. Wiley, 2020. ISBN 9781119603825 .
SCHOFIELD, Neil C. Commodity derivatives: markets and applications. Second edition. Wiley finance series. Chichester: Wiley, 2021. ISBN 978-1-119-34910-5.