Conference Announcement
Recent Advances in Commodity Markets

Friday 8 November 2013, School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London

http://www.commoditiessef.org

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
George Kapetanios (Queen Mary University of London)
George Skiadopoulos (Queen Mary University of London & University of Piraeus)

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

The School of Economics and Finance at Queen Mary University of London will be running a one-day 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. The conference will take place in central London to allow the greatest possible interaction between practitioners and academics.

A number of leading academics in the field of commodities have been invited to speak at the conference, including the 2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics Robert Engle. A panel of distinguished practitioners will conclude the conference by commenting on the recent advances in the commodity markets.

TOPICS: 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, and
- Dodd-Frank and the regulation of commodity futures markets.

REGISTRATION/FURTHER INFORMATION: There is no registration fee but online registration is required to book a place since places are limited. For more information, please visit the conference website http://www.commoditiessef.org