Energy Investing DeMystified

Davis Edwards (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2013
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-181274-0 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

Energy Investing Demystified

FUEL your portfolio with SMART ENERGY INVESTINGELECTRICITY. BIO-FUELS. NATURAL GAS. OIL. They power the world. And if you know what you're doing, they can power your investment portfolio.

Energy Investing DeMYSTiFieD provides the information, insight, and tools you need to immediately start investing in this exciting industry.

Written in a clear, easy-to-understand style, this go-to guide helps you diversify your portfolio with profit-driving investments in energy commodities, options, stocks, and bonds. Chapter-ending quizzes and a final exam help prepare you for energy-related industry examinations, such as GARP's Energy Risk Professional, the NASD Series 3, and the CFA Institute's Chartered Financial Analyst examination.

Energy Investing DeMYSTiFieD shows both new andexperienced investors how to make wise decisions todiversify and expand their investments.

This fast and easy guide provides:

An overview of all the energy markets, including crude oil, refined petroleum products, bio-fuels, natural gas, coal, electricity, and moreDetailed coverage of commodity futures, commodity options, stock, and bond investmentsExamples of effective strategies for generating high returns in this exciting marketA handbook-style reference containing option formulas, conversion relationships, product descriptions, maps, and other commonly used investing reference material

Simple enough for a novice but challenging enough for an experienced investor, Energy Investing DeMYSTiFieD helps you take full advantage of today's booming energy market.

Contents
Part I - The Energy markets
Chapter 1Introduction
1.1Energy Investing
1.2 Energy Prices
1.3 Energy Policy
1.4 Discussion Questions
Chapter 2Petroleum, Refined Products, & Bio-Fuels
2.1 Hydrocarbon Fuels
2.2 Exploration & Production
2.3 Crude Oil
2.4 Petroleum Transportation
2.5 Petroleum Refining
2.6 Refined Petroleum Products (gasoline, diesel, jet-fuel)
2.7 Bio-Fuels (Ethanol, Biodiesel)
2.8 End of Chapter Quiz
Chapter 3Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, & Coal
3.1 Natural Gas
3.2 Natural Gas Transportation
3.3 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
3.4 Natural Gas Storage
3.5 Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) / Liquefied Propane Gases (LPGs)
3.6 Coal
3.7 End of Chapter Quiz
Chapter 4Electricity
4.1 Electricity
4.2 The Power Grid
4.3 Regulated Markets & Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
4.4 Deregulated Market Pricing
4.5 Types of Generation Plants
4.6 Renewable Power (Biomass, Solar, Wind, Hydro)
4.7 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
4.8 Ancillary Services
4.9 Capacity Markets
4.10 End of Chapter Quiz
Part IITrading & Investing
Chapter 5Trading Essentials
5.1 Trades & Positions
5.2 Features of Commodities
5.3 Different Types of Prices
5.4 Groups Involved in Trading
5.5 End of Chapter Quiz
Chapter 6Forward Prices
6.1 The Difference between Forecasts and Fair Prices
6.2 Interest Rates and the Time-Value of Money
6.3 Forward Curves
6.4 Extending Forward Price Curves
6.5 Parent/Child Curves
6.6 Statistical Distributions
6.7 Volatility
6.8 Extending Volatility Curves
6.9 End of Chapter Quiz
Chapter 7Swaps, Forwards, and Futures
7.1 Direct Investments in Commodities
7.2 Forward Contracts
7.3 Futures and Margining
7.4 Types of Futures Orders
7.5 Futures Expiration Codes
7.6 Exchange for Physical
7.7 Quiz
Chapter 8Options
8.1 Financial Options
8.2 Option Payoffs
8.3 American, European, and Asian Options
8.4 Payoff Diagrams
8.5 Put/Call Parity
8.6 Option Greeks
8.7 Quiz
Chapter 9Option Valuation
9.1 Generalized Black Scholes
9.2 Average Price (Asian) Options
9.3 Spread Options
9.4 Quiz
Chapter 10Stocks (Equity Investments)
10.1 Financing a Company
10.2 Types of Companies
10.3 The Corporation
10.4 Ring Fencing and Structural Subordination
10.5 Common Stock
10.6 Preferred Stock
10.7 Stock Dividends and Splits
10.8 Voting Rights
10.9 Quiz
Chapter 11Bonds (Fixed Income Investments)
11.1 Corporate Bonds
11.2 Bond Yields
11.3 Interest Rates, Prices, and Yields
11.4 Bond Ratings
11.5 Secured and Unsecured Bonds
11.6 Convertible Bonds
11.7 Callable/Puttable Bonds
11.8 Quiz
Part IIIFinal Exam
Chapter 12Final Exam
Chapter 13Final Exam Answers

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.7.2013
Zusatzinfo	50 Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 231 mm
Gewicht	563 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
ISBN-10	0-07-181274-1 / 0071812741
ISBN-13	978-0-07-181274-0 / 9780071812740
Zustand	Neuware