Commodities
The purpose of this bibliography is to assist those interested in commodities
from an investment point of view. Those interested in commodities as items
of international trade should consult the bibliography entitled "International
Trade Statistics." This page is arranged in the following sections:
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CRB Commodity Yearbook. Annual. 1939, 1952, 1954-56, 1968-.
Location: REF HC 14.C6 (Earlier editions in stacks)
Contains statistics on, and discussion of, over 100 commodities. There is also some information on the
commodities market in general.
Commodities Price Locator by Karen Chapman.
Location: READY REF HF 1040.7.C32 1989. Also at the Virginia Campus Library
This lists where prices of various commodities can be found.
Commodity Prices by Catherine Friedman.
Location: READY REF HB 235.U6F74 1991
This lists where prices of various commodities can be found.
Chase Investment Performance Digest.
Location: HG 4501 .C48 1996
There is a section covering commodities for 1960-1995.
Chicago Board of Trade.
Location: http://www.cbot.com/
This provides quotes on the Chicago Board of Trade as well as other data.
Commitments of Traders
Location: http://www.cftc.gov/cftc/cftccotreports.htm
Provides current reports for futures only and futures and options combined.
Historical
Commitments of Traders Reports Future Only by Year. 1986 -
Location: http://www.cftc.gov/dea/history/deahist-cot-ftp.htm
Datastream.
Location: Selected Stations on the Ground Floor.
This provides a wide range of financial data, including for commodities. This is best for more in-depth research. There is a manual at the Reference Desk.
EconStats
Location: http://www.econstats.com
World
Bank Commodity Price Data (Pinksheets). March 31, 2004 -
Location: National Trade Data Bank on Stat-USA (http://www.stat-usa.gov); also
on ALADIN
Provides annual, quarterly, and monthly average prices.
World Business Cycles.
Location: HB 3711 .W6
There is a section on commodities that provides production and price data for
1950-1980.
Seasonal Charts for Futures Trades: A Sourcebook by Courtney Smith.
Location: HG 6046.S57 1987
"The purpose of this book is to be the most complete guide to
seasonal price movement available for commodity futures traders and hedgers."
Guide to World Commodity Markets (7th edition) edited by John Buckley.
Location: HG 6046.G84 1996
Primarily a directory of commodity markets with essays on futures trading and some specific commodities.
International Guide to Securities Market Indices by Henry Shilling.
Location: HG 4636.S52 1996
This describes various indices (selection criteria, computation methodology, statistics, etc.). One chapter covers commodities indices.
World's Futures & Options Markets edited by Mick Battley.
Location: HG 6024. A3W67 1993
Includes "565 contracts... traded on 51 exchanges," and also overviews of the futures and options industry in fifteen countries.
Dictionary of Futures and Options by Alan Webber.
Location: REF HG 6024.A3.W42 1994.
Language of Commodities: A Commodity Glossary by Rosemary Erickson and George Steinbeck.
Location: REF HG 6046.S67 1985
The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies by Jeffrey Owen Katz and Donna L. McCormick
Location: REF HG 6064 .K33 2000. Also available electronically
Commodity Futures Trading: Bibliography. Annual. 1976-1995.
Location: HG 6046.C45
Includes books, serials, periodical articles. dissertations, government documents, and publications of
commodity exchanges.
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