The Commodity Market: How it Works by Frank G. Parris & Joseph J. Tedesco

The Commodity Market: How it Works
by Frank G. Parris & Joseph J. Tedesco


Book Description: Parris & Company Commodity Service, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, 1976. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, Spiral bound tan faux leather wraps with black lettering to cover, Revised and Enlarged Edition August 1976 (first printing was July 1975),

Book Condition: Very Good, moderate wear to edges, corners bumped, slightest soiling to covers, previous owner name stamped on flyleaf, moderate tanning to text pages especially edges, otherwise unmarked.

Very interesting book written in the mid 70's coming from traders who had specialized in "arbitrage" but found they needed to update their methods when interest rates started to reach historic highs in the 70's. Very thorough overview of commodity markets and spreads by Frank G. Parris and Joseph J. Tedesco. At the time this book was written, Parris had already been studying "arbitrage" in the markets for 45 years.

Contents: Chapter 1: Inflation, Chapter 2: The Market Draws a Picture, Chapter 3: Point & Figure Technique - Part I, Chapter 4: Point & Figure Technique - Part II, Chapter 5: The Nervousness of Money, Chapter 6: The Commodity Futures Contract, Chapter 7: An Example of a Hedge Sale of Sugar, Chapter 8: Margin Deposits Must Be Adequate, Chapter 9: Perspective, Chapter 10: The Value of a Volatile Commodity in Terms of Money - Part I, Chapter 11: The Value of a Volatile Commodity in Terms of Money - Part II, Chapter 12: More on Inflation, Chapter 13: Inflation - The Price of Gold - Commodity Values - Part I, Chapter 14: Inflation - The Price of Gold - Commodity Values - Part II, Chapter 15: The Price of Gold- The U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Chapter 16: A Recent Court Decision, Chapter 17: The Trend Toward Socialism Continues, Chapter 18: Commodity Prices - Volume of Money in Circulation, Chapter 19: Printing Press Money, Chapter 20: What Happened in Russia, Chapter 21: The Volatile Market, Chapter 22: Commodity Spreads, Chapter 23: Commodity Spreads - An Explanation, Chapter 24: The Limited Risk Spread, Chapter 25: What Makes a Limited Risk Spread Work?, Chapter 26: Point & Figure Charts - Commodity Spreads, Chapter 27: The Wheat-Corn Straddle, Chapter 28: Spread Relationships Tell a Story - Part I, Chapter 29: Spread Relationships Tell a Story - Part II, Chapter 30: Spread Relationships Tell a Story - Part III, Chapter 31: Carrying Charges, Chapter 32: Does the Commodity Trader Pay Interest?, Chapter 33: The Soybean Complex, Chapter 34: The Oscillator Chart, Chapter 35: The Unlimited Risk Spread, Chapter 36: Reprints, Chapter 37: How to Judge a Horse, Chapter 38: New Traders, Chapter 39: Interest Rates, Chapter 40: Interest Rates - Part II - Very scarce title, Collectible, 131 pages.

Status: SOLD, 10 March to Private Collector in New York.