Commodities and the Market Price of Risk
Commodities are back following a stellar run of price performance, attracting financial investor attention. What are the fundamental reasons to hold commodities? One reason is the exposure offered to underlying risk factors. In this paper, I assess the macro risk exposure offered by commodity future...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2008
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Series: | IMF Working Papers
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Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Commodities are back following a stellar run of price performance, attracting financial investor attention. What are the fundamental reasons to hold commodities? One reason is the exposure offered to underlying risk factors. In this paper, I assess the macro risk exposure offered by commodity futures and test whether these risks are priced, using Merton's (1973) intertemporal capital asset pricing model for a sample of commodity prices covering the period January 1973 - February 2008. I find that commodity futures offer a hedge against lower interest rates and that investors are willing to accept lower expected returns for this position. Although some commodities are also a hedge against U.S. dollar depreciation, this risk is not priced |
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Physical Description: | 23 pages |
ISBN: | 9781451870794 |