Extreme Weather And The Financial Markets: Opportunities In Commodities And Futures

Synopsis

<p>Praise for Extreme Weather and Financial Markets<p>"For anybody wanting to evaluate the weather exposure of commodity, fixed income, and equity portfolios, Extreme Weather and Financial Markets is a must-read. Investors, plan sponsors, and analysts will find valuable advice in this well-written and accessible book."-Peter Lindner, Financial Sector Expert, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund<p> "Combine a global financial crisis with increasingly crazy weather and you get, well, a perfect storm. Lawrence Oxley explains how climate change will produce a series of commodity supply shocks, and how to profit from them using modern financial instruments and strategies. A worthy addition to a reader′s ′crisis investing′ book collection."-John Rubino, author, Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green-Tech Boom, and coauthor, The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It: Make a Fortune by Investing in Gold and Other Hard Assets<p>"In this era of heightened risk awareness, Lawrence Oxley correctly points out the consequences of extreme weather shocks and then identifies ways to profit from them."-Vikram Kuriyan, Professor and Director, Investment Centre, Indian School of Business<p>"As more and more people examine the implications for changing weather patterns in their everyday life, Extreme Weather and Financial Markets is a must-read for any investor. Lawrence has written this book in an easily understandable fashion for the novice or average investor as well as more sophisticated investors."-Dan Mulvey, Asset Management Executive, former CIO, ASB Capital Management<p>"Lawrence Oxley clearly explains how the commodity markets work and how extreme weather affects them. He then very simply details how anyone, regardless of investing experience, can use this informa