Professor Tom James is a leading expert in the energy & natural resources market with over 26 years of global commercial expertise. He began his career in 1989 and has had the opportunity to prove his abilities as a C+ executive at firms around the world in trading, advisory and commercial roles.

He is the Executive Chairman of Navitas Resources Group and the Chief Investment Officer of Navitas Resources Capital Ltd. He is based in London, U.K. Navitas Resources (NR) is an energy and natural resources, knowledge-based services group offering trading, investment and risk management solutions. For 8 years he was the Petronet LNG Chair Professor at the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies in Asia, has been an Executive Tutor for the MBA Oil & Gas programme at Middlesex University, UK, and a visiting lecturer at Singapore Management University. Professor James has published a number of books on commodity trading and investment-related topics. He is a regular commentator on market trends for international news channels and is a weekly contributor to the CNBC television oil market analysis review.

Offers clear and applicable advice to enable successful management of key commodities

Explains the tools of trade and investment methodically

Provides empirical case studies to demonstrate proposed investment and trading strategies

Builds on the author's 25 years of industry experience

Chapter 1) Setting the Scene.- Chapter 2) Commodity Markets Investment and Trading.- Chapter 3) The Financial Commodity Markets.- Chapter 4) Trading Versus Investment Commodities.- Chapter 5) Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments in Commodities.- Chapter 6) Understanding the Fundamentals of the Commodity Markets.- Chapter 7) Applied Technical Analysis for Commodities.- Chapter 8) Building a Disciplined Trading Approach.- Chapter 9) Trade Like a Professional.- Chapter 10) Trading Psychology.- Chapter 11) Methods to Measure Commodity Risk.