The last few years have been a watershed for the commodities, cash and derivatives industry. New regulations and products have led to an explosion in the commodities markets, creating a new asset for investors that includes hedge funds as well as University endowments, and has resulted in a spectacular growth in spot and derivative trading. <p>This book covers hard and soft commodities (energy, agriculture and metals) and analyses:</p><ul><li>Economic and geopolitical issues in commodities markets</li><li>Commodity price and volume risk</li><li>Stochastic modelling of commodity spot prices and forward curves</li><li>Real options valuation and hedging of physical assets in the energy industry</li></ul><p>It is required reading for energy companies and utilities practitioners, commodity cash and derivatives traders in investment banks, the Agrifood business, Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) and Hedge Funds.</p><p>In <b><i>Commodities and Commodity Derivatives</i></b>, H¿ette Geman shows