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Discussion: Agricultural Commodities and Agribusiness Stocks asFinancial Assets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

B. Wade Brorsen
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Abstract

Nonfarm investors might benefit from diversifying their portfolios byinvesting in the agricultural sector. Such diversifying investments couldinclude investments in agricultural stocks or long-only futures positionsthrough index funds. The papers in this session investigate thediversification potential of agricultural investments and discuss theeffects of investments in index funds on agricultural markets.

Keywords

commoditiesdiversificationfutures marketsindex fundsstock marketsGlQ13
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , August 2012 , pp. 397 - 399
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2012

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