This thesis analyzes commodity futures pricing, trading activities in commodity futures contracts and their use for investment strategies. The aim of this thesis is to fill important gaps in the research field of commodity markets and to highlight special characteristics of commodity futures. It...

In this study, I investigate the robustness of the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle to the configuration of the research design. Using the regression- as well as the portfolio-based concept, I start with the replication of the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle approving the findings of Ang et al....