Resumen en español

The world economy presents as alternatives of investment a great variety of interesting products before the eyes of the investors in terms of return vs. risk. Investor seeks to make decisions on the selection of the optimal mixture of assets that justifies his investment, maximizing profits, and managing risk in an efficient way. Commodities, during the last years, have become one of the alternatives, because they allow portfolio diversification with the inclusion of assets that promise future attractive profitability under low risk, and that are not easily replicable using other alternatives. This is consequence, among other reasons, of the market globalization and the strong rise in demand of the mentioned basic products.