Topic 8 – Alternative Investments Module 5 – Introduction to Commodities and Commodity Derivatives 0:00 Introduction and Learning Outcome Statements 0:21 LOS: Compare characteristics of commodity sectors. 5:41 LOS: Compare the life cycle of commodity sectors from production through trading or consumption. 9:29 LOS: Contrast the valuation of commodities with the valuation of equities and bonds. 12:42 LOS: Describe types of participants in commodity futures markets. 18:45 LOS: Analyze the relationship between spot prices and futures prices in markets in contango and markets in backwardation. 24:20 LOS: Compare theories of commodity futures returns. 32:00 LOS: Describe, calculate and interpret the components of total return for a fully collateralized commodity futures contract. 35:46 LOS: Contrast roll return in markets in contango and markets in backwardation. 36:21 LOS: Describe how commodity swaps are used to obtain or modify exposure to commodities. 44:59 LOS: Describe how the construction of commodity indexes affects index returns.
