The Encyclopedia Of Commodity And Financial Spreads

A well-researched guide to the most profitable spreads in the futures market The Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Spreads is divided by product category-energy, natural gas, meats, soybeans, corn/wheat, currencies, interest rates, and metals. The precise performance of each spread is identified-over the previous 20 years-and combined with a graph that displays visually the price performance of the spread. For each of the 175 trades identified, there is an explanation of the trade, its history, and advice on how traders should approach the trade. Steve W. Moore (Eugene, OR) has been trading and researching the futures markets for more than 25 years. He formed Moore Research in 1990 to provide traders with historical research and seasonal analysis to better trade the commodity markets. Jerry Toepke (Eugene, Oregon) is Editor of Moore Research Center, Inc. Nick Colley (Eugene, Oregon) is Research Director of Moore Research Center, Inc.

Accompanying CD-ROM contains an Almanac of Commodity and Financial Prices.

A Comprehensive Reference Guide To The Commodity And Financial Markets From The Trusted Professionals At Commodity Research Bureau Since 1934, traders, investors, analysts, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have relied on the Commodity Research Bureau (CRB) to help them navigate the uncertainties of the commodity and financial markets. Today, The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices continues this long-standing tradition, by offering a comprehensive guide to commodity and financial prices. For its wealth of information and the authority of its sources, The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices stands alone as the guide to intelligent trading in the commodity and financial markets. "The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices represents a priceless resource for any serious or would-be-serious participant of markets in general and futures markets in particular. For me, it's like the Bible." -Leo Melamed, Chairman and CEO Melamed & Associates "This treasure trove of information is an absolutely essential source for investors, executives, and entrepreneurs." -Steve Forbes, President and Editor in Chief, Forbes "Not only is CRB known for its legendary CRB Index commodity futures contract, its famous CRB Commodity Yearbook sits on every serious investor's bookshelf. CRB also offers an incredible array of online resources and trading tools, and continues to lead the pack and set the standard in the financial/commodity industry." -Ken Roberts, founder, The Ken Roberts Company

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