Global Commodities Applied Research Digest

Tom Brady

Dr. Thomas Brady, the Executive Director of the JPMCC, presented research on the metals industry at the JPMCC's Internation Commodities Symposium. Dr. Brady is also a contributor to the GCARD on metals-and-mining issues.

Global Commodities Applied Research Digest

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the University of Colorado Denver Business School is the home of an innovative bi-annual e-publication, the Global Commodities Applied Research Digest (GCARD), generously sponsored by the CME Group Foundation. The purpose of the digest is to highlight for practitioners the key findings of applied research on topical commodity issues.

The GCARD covers topical issues in the agricultural, metals and mining, and energy markets as well as in commodity finance. The aim of the digest is to serve the J.P. Morgan Center’s applied research mission by informing commodity-industry practitioners on research that will either directly impact their businesses or will impact public policy in the near future. The selection of articles is based on how relevant articles are to the concerns of professionals engaged in the business of commodities.

Dr. Yosef Bonaparte, Academic Program Director of the JPMCC, was an academic discussant at a Research Council panel. Also pictured on the panel are the following Research Council members, from left-to-right: Dr. James Hamilton, Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego; Dr. Bluford Putnam, Chief Economist of the CME Group; and Dr. Margaret Slade, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of British Columbia

Until now, there has not been an accessible source of concise information about current research across commodity segments: the GCARD precisely fills this marketplace gap. An additional goal is to encourage dialog amongst stakeholders in the various commodity disciplines.

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities (JPMCC) is the first of its kind covering the broad range of commodities. The Center provides research insights, student educational programs, and professional education offerings in commodities markets, regulation, trading, risk management and policy.

Hillary Till

Hilary Till, M.Sc. (Statistics), Solich Scholar, JPMCC, presenting on the Global Commodities Applied Research Digest to the JPMCC’s Research Council. Ms. Till is the Contributing Editor of the GCARD.

The launch of the GCARD meets JPMCC’s goal to be the focal point of a range of intellectual activities that can create and sustain an active and vibrant commodities community, and become the go-to place for commodities thought-leadership. The GCARD’s Contributing Editor is Hilary Till, M.Sc. (Statistics), Solich Scholar at the JPMCC and member of the JPMCC’s Research Council. Each issue of the GCARD draws from the JPMCC’s research insights and professional educational offerings for the benefit of commodity industry practitioners.

Omer AHMED
  • President, Abaris Capital Advisors
Dr. Sueann AMBRON
  • Former Dean, University of Colorado Denver Business School
  • Senior Advisor, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities (JPMCC)
  • Member of the JPMCC Research Council​
    Thorvin ANDERSON, CFA
    • President, Razor Commodity Advisors, LLC
    • Content Director, “Foundations for Commodities” Professional Education Program, JPMCC, University of Colorado Denver Business School
    • Member of the JPMCC Research Council
    Marcelle ARAK, Ph.D.
    • Professor of Finance Emerita, University of Colorado Denver Business School
    • Member of the JPMCC Research Council
    John BAFFES, Ph.D.
    • Senior Agricultural Economist, World Bank
    • Editor, Commodity Markets Outlook
    B. Salman BANAEI
    • Head of Regulatory Affairs – Americas and Director, IHS Markit
    • Commodities & Derivatives Law Subject Matter Expert, “Foundations for Commodities” Professional Education Program, JPMCC, University of Colorado Denver Business School
    Keith BLACK, Ph.D., CFA, CAIA
    • Managing Director, Curriculum and Exams, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association
    Michael BOOTH, Ph.D.
    • Co-Founder, Hull Street Energy
    Thomas BRADY, Ph.D.
    • Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, University of Colorado Denver Business School
    • Member of the JPMCC Research Council
    Bahattin BUYUKSAHIN, Ph.D.
    • International Oil Expert
    Kaifeng (Kevin) CHEN, Ph.D.
    • Chief Economist, Horizon Financial
    • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Center for Global Affairs, New York University
    Anne-Sophie CORBEAU
    • Head of Gas Analysis, BP
    Nancy DeVORE
    • Director, DHF Team LLC
    • Member of the JPMCC Research Council
    Joseph EAGLEEYE
    • Principal, Premia Research LLC
    • Co-Editor, “Intelligent Commodity Investing”
    Isabel FIGUEROLA-FERRETTI, Ph.D.
    • Professor in Finance, ICADE, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Spain)

    Ana-Maria FUERTES, Ph.D.
    • Professor in Finance and Econometrics, Cass Business School, City, University of London (U.K.)
    Robert GREER
    • Scholar in Residence, JPMCC, University of Colorado Denver Business School
    • Former Executive Vice President and Real Return Product Manager, PIMCO
    • Member of the JPMCC Research Council
    • Senior Advisor, CoreCommodity LLC
    Jodie GUNZBERG, CFA
    • Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist, Graystone Consulting, Morgan Stanley
    Richard HECKINGER
    • Contributing Editor, Central Banking Journal
    • Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures
    • Former Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Markets Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    • Member, Working Group on Financial Markets, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    Hyun Jin JANG, Ph.D. 
    • Assistant Professor, School of Business Administration & School of Management and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea)
    Jan-Hein JESSE
    • Founder, JOSCO Energy Finance & Strategy Consultancy, The Netherlands
    • International Expert / Peer Reviewer for the International Energy Agency
    • Associate Fellow, Clingendael International Energy Programme
    • Member, Chief Economic Roundtable Group, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands  
    Mark KEENAN 
    • Managing Director, Global Commodities Strategist & Head of Research for Asia-Pacific, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Bank (Singapore)
      Ebele KEMERY
      • Global Head of Business Technology Optimization, J.P. Morgan Wealth Management
      John KOWALIK, CFA
      • Executive Director, Commodity Structuring, UBS Securities LLC
      Thomas K. LEE, Ph.D.
      • Office of Energy Markets and Financial Analysis, Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy
      Michael McGLONE, CFA, FRM
      • Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg Intelligence
        Daniel MURRAY, Ph.D., CFA
        • Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Global Head of Research, EFG Asset Management (U.K.)
        • Board Member, CFA Society of the U.K.
        Fergal O’CONNOR, Ph.D.
        • Associate Professor of Finance, University of York (U.K.)
        • Research Fellow, University of Dublin – Business School and Institute for International Integration Studies
        Peter O’NEILL, CFA
        • Director, Risk Analytics, Archer Daniels Midland Company
        Xiao QIAO, Ph.D.
        • Co-Head of Research at Paraconic Technologies
          Andrea RONCORONI, Ph.D.
          • Professor of Finance, ESSEC Business School, Paris (France) and Singapore
          • Director, Energy and Commodity Finance Research Center at ESSEC Business School
          • Visiting Fellow, Bocconi University  (Italy)
          Sven STREITMAYER
          • Director, Commodity Risk Management and Trading, Robert Bosch GmbH​ (Germany)
          Lance TITUS
          • Managing Director, Uniper Global Commodities North America LLC
          • Member of the JPMCC Research Council​
            Colin WAUGH
            • Partner, SCP Africa Investments
            • Advisory Board Member, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University