Have Exchange Traded Funds Influenced Commodity Market Volatility?

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have existed since the late 1980s, but were first traded on commodity markets in the early 2000s. Their inception has been linked by some market analysts with the large commodity price increases and volatility evident between 2007 and 2009. This research analyses forty-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Shaen Corbet, Cian Twomey
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	EconJournals 2014-03-01
Series:	International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
Online Access:	http://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/723