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title: Investing in Commodities: A Presentation
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5259018/
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updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 5259018
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5259018
featured: 2025-05-21
citations: 0
topic: Portfolio & Allocation
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# Investing in Commodities: A Presentation

Hilary Till's presentation at a conference covered the case for commodities, portfolio construction, and risk management in an actively managed commodity program.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5259018
- Identifier: SSRN 5259018
- Released: 2004-11-09
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 98 (2025-05-21): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-05-21/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): 0
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Portfolio & Allocation

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