Recent advances in Commodity Markets

8 November 2013

Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Lincoln's Inn Fields

The School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University of London will be running a one-day unique conference on “Recent Advances in Commodity Markets” in London on Friday November 8, 2013 (09:00-18:00) at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London.

A number of leading academics in the field of commodities have been invited to speak at the conference. A panel of distinguished practitioners will conclude the conference by commenting on the recent advances in the commodity markets. The conference will take place in central London to allow the greatest possible interaction between practitioners and academics.

Topics include:

• The financialization of commodity futures markets and their integration with other asset classes
• Asset pricing models for commodities
• Investing in commodities and momentum strategies with commodity futures
• Risk management of commodities
• Dodd-Frank and the regulation of commodity futures markets.

There is no registration fee but online registration is required to book a place since places are limited.

Programme: Conference on Recent Advances in Commodity Markets, November 2013 [PDF 43KB]

Location and directions: 

Lincoln's Inn Fields Campus

Centre for Commercial Law Studies, 67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3JB

Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor

Programme Organizers: George Kapetanios & George Skiadopoulos