Columns, The Wilmott Magazine, Quantitative Finance

Commodity Prices — Who’s Holding the Cards?

Here is a look at the causes and effects of the surge in food and energy prices. Among the myriad of economic reasons conjectured to be behind this so-called silent tsunami, I feel that the influx of institutional investment and speculation is the most likely cause. I present my personal views in this article. Originally written for the Wilmott Magazine, this article contains a bit of technical analysis.