Structure of commodity indexes - an actual analysis
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Finanční řízení podniků a finančních institucí. 9th International Scientific Conference Proceedings Part III. |
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| Field | Economy |
| Keywords | Financial commodities; indexes; agricultural commodities; structure |
| Description | This article focuses on analyses of structure, calculation and performance of commodity indexes. First index was constructed 130 years ago to measure the market performance. Since then many different indexes appeared which makes up the question what index is really a good measure for the market. Commodity indexes are a special group of indexes that are established to measure the commodity market, whose importance has been growing during the last years. This is especially caused by the fact, that commodities became investable also for small investors. This paper focuses on describing and comparing the structure of chosen commodity indexes. |
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