How Much is the Presence of Timber Exchange Traded Fund Feasible in India?

Das, Rituparna (2016): How Much is the Presence of Timber Exchange Traded Fund Feasible in India?

Abstract

Given the fact that timber is neither traded as commodity nor is any timber ETF available in India, this paper contains the risk-return profiles of the traded timbers stocks and exploring the plausibility of creating a timber ETF. An important finding here is that it is better to invest in a single stock than in a portfolio and therefore the question of forming a timber ETF does not arise here.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: portfolio, timber, solver, risk, ETF
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions

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