The Commodities and Finance Centre, CFC, is a forum for academics and practitioners working in the field of commodities modelling

The centre is based in the School of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics at Birkbeck College, which in 2006, launched the first European MSc in Commodities and Finance.

Prof Hélyette Geman is the Director of the the Centre. She is a leading expert in mathematical finance and commodities field of commodities, and has published over 80 papers in major finance journals including the Journal of Finance, Mathematical Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance and Journal of Business. Prof Geman was named in 2005 in the Hall of Fame of Energy Risk. Her book, Commodities and Commodity Derivatives published in 2005 is a reference in the field.

The Centre has just hosted a conference, Modelling and Managing the Risks of Commodities and Food Prices in a Changing World.

Special Refereed Issues: Journal of Banking and Finance and Applied Mathematical Finance

For further information, please contact:

Prof Hélyette Geman
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7631 6487
email: h.geman@bbk.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7631 6416