3rd Australasian Commodity Markets Conference
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Conference dates
Thursday 4 - Friday 5 April, 2019
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
A conference at Macquarie University that presented and discussed high-quality research in all areas of economics and finance related to commodity markets, with an emphasis on – but not limited to – the Australasian aspects of commodity markets and energy risk.
Keynote speaker: Professor Ehud Ronn, Co-Director, Energy Management and Innovation Center, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
The conference was organised by Macquarie University’s Centre for Financial Risk.
Conference Organisers:
- Lurion De Mello, Centre for Financial Risk, Macquarie University (Co-Chair)
- Stefan Trück, Centre for Financial Risk, Macquarie University (Co-Chair)
- Pavel Shevchenko, Centre for Financial Risk, Macquarie University
- Abhay Singh, Centre for Financial Risk, Macquarie University
Conference Venue: Macquarie University City Campus, 123 Pitt Street (Angel Place), Sydney, Australia
The Macquarie University City Campus is located in the heart of Sydney CBD. April is generally warm, clear and sunny and it’s great for visiting Sydney’s famous beaches.
Publication Opportunity: A selection of papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in the following journals:
- Journal of Commodity Markets
- International Review of Financial Analysis
- Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money
- Finance Research Letters
Registration fees:Academic Rate: A$500 (Standard Rate)
Industry Rate: A$500 (Entire Conference), A$300 (One-Day Registration)
Full-Time PhD Students: A$250
Registration included lunch and refreshments, plus the conference dinner on 4 April .
Topics:
Submissions have been received from all areas of economics and finance related to commodity markets. Topics will include but are not limited to:
- Pricing, hedging, and risk analysis of commodity derivatives and derivatives portfolios
- Renewable energy and the transition of electricity markets
- Portfolio allocation/optimization including commodities
- Commodity trading strategies
- Financialisation of commodity markets
- LNG, coal and energy markets
- Econometric and statistical analysis of commodity markets
- Commodity markets decision making
- Real option analysis for commodity investments
- Carbon bubble and stranded assets
- Financial market analysis (risk factor models etc) for commodity markets
- Energy pricing issues in Australia and Asia
- Carbon pricing and emissions trading
- Weather derivatives, agricultural and other commodity markets
- Climate impacts on commodity markets
- Climate finance and economics
- Fintech in energy generation and delivery
Structure: Two full days of presentations with a conference dinner on Thursday, 4 April.
For further information or registering your interest in attending via email:
Previous Commodities Markets Conferences:
2nd Commodities Markets Conference
2nd-Australasian-Commodities-Market_Final-Program.pdf