Commodity Price Forecasting with Large‐Scale Econometric Models and the Futures Market

1981 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Just ◽  
Gordon C. Rausser
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Futures Market ◽  
Econometric Models ◽  
Price Forecasting

Islamic Commercial Law

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Precious Metals ◽  
Futures Market ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Commercial Law ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Wealth Generation

Introductory RemarksThe Islamic law of transactions (mu'amalat) has often been singled outas the most important area of contemporary research in Islamic theses, somuch so that, according to some observers, its priority is even higher thanthat of research in applied sciences and medicine. This status is due to thecritical importance of commercial transactions in the wealth generation andproductivity prospects of contemporary Muslim countries. New researchon issues of conventional fiqh al mu'amalat is essential for the viability andsuccess of economic development programs in Muslim countries. In recentdecades, research interest in fiqh al mu'amalat has been shifting increasinglyto specific themes and development of new operative formulas tostimulate profitable business in the marketplace. Evidently, futures tradingis one such theme where original ijtihad is required to enhance theprospects of economic success, especially in farming and agro-based industriesin developing Muslim countries.The futures market is where contracts for future sale and purchase canbe concluded for standardized quantities and qualities of commodities, currencies,bonds, and stocks. Ever since the large-scale inception of futuresmarkets in the early 1970s, new products and trading formulas in varioustrade sectors involving commodities, options, financial futures, and stockindex futures, among others, have increased so much that futures contractscurrently are available in over eighty commodities, ranging from foodgrains, oil and oil seeds, sugar, coffee, livestock, eggs, orange juice, cotton,rubber, precious metals, and currencies. In terms of volume, futures tradinghas far exceeded trading levels in conventional stocks and, currently, is thesingle most voluminous mode of commerce on the global scale ...

Commodity price forecasting

2021 ◽  
pp. 78-96
Author(s):  
Mikidadu Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Commodity Price ◽  
Price Forecasting
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