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Risk Is An Asset. Capitalize On It.Turning Commodity Price Uncertainty Into A Strategic Advantage |
About the bookWayne Penello and Andrew Furman have spent over forty years investigating traditional hedging practices and innovating a better solution. And that innovation put them on a path to invent a groundbreaking approach to hedging.Risk Is an Asset tells the story of that invention and will transform your thinking about hedging strategies. You will learn that effective hedging is not a decision; it is a process guided by risk metrics expressed in the same budgetary terms used to measure the success of your business. Focus on budgetary success and avoid the trap of trying to outguess the market! Why is measuring risk in budgetary terms important? Because if you measure the wrong things, you are unlikely to get the desired results. |
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 | Meet AndyAndrew is the President of AEGIS Markets. He brings 35 years of experience in commodities, trading and compliance to the team. Prior to joining AEGIS, he served as Managing Director at R^2 for 12 years, supervising the firm's hedge advisory activities on behalf of its clients. Prior to his tenure, Andrew was a portfolio manager for two hedge funds. An options expert, Andrew was the managing member of Atlantic Capital Consultants, a member firm on the NYMEX. At Atlantic, he designed and led the commodity options training & risk management platform for traders in Energy, Precious Metals, Agricultural and Soft commodities. From 1993 to 2000 Andrew served as a member of the NYMEX Business Conduct Committee. Andrew also held CTA/CPO Compliance Supervisor positions at Hudson Capital, WFP Capital, and Penway Group. He is the author of Risk Is An Asset, a Forbes book on Risk Management and Commodities Hedging. Andrew holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
"Straightforward and Extremely Useful"A must for every "risk management consultant" who wants to take his advisory to the next level. - Alexei P.
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"Practical & Comprehensive Overview"One of the more practical, comprehensive discussions without getting overly technical & focusing on the process keys to success. - Aaron
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"Risk & Uncertainty is Inherent in Everything"You can’t expect to maximize your performance if you don’t actively evaluate and manage risk in the business world (and in life, for that matter). Instead of paying “Risk” lip service, why not actively manage it? - P S Schechner
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"Interesting and Accessible"Clear and interesting read on what's presumed to be a difficult-to-understand topic. - Andy RC. |
