The Financialization of Commodity Markets

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Ing-Haw Cheng

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Wei Xiong

Princeton University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: November 2013

Abstract

The large inflow of investment capital to commodity futures markets in the last decade has generated a heated debate about whether financialization distorts commodity prices. Rather than focusing on the opposing views concerning whether investment flows either did or did not cause a price bubble, we critically review academic studies through the perspective of how financial investors affect risk sharing and information discovery in commodity markets. We argue that financialization has substantially changed commodity markets through these mechanisms.

Suggested Citation

Cheng, Ing-Haw and Xiong, Wei, The Financialization of Commodity Markets (November 2013). NBER Working Paper No. w19642, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2355648

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Wei Xiong

Princeton University - Department of Economics ( email )

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