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-a. Compare characteristics of commodity sectors;
-b. Compare the life cycle of commodity sectors from production through trading or consumption;
-c. Contrast the valuation of commodities with the valuation of equities and bonds;
-d. Describe types of participants in commodity futures markets;
-f. Compare theories of commodity futures returns;
-h. Contrast roll return in markets in contango and markets in backwardation;
-j. Describe how the construction of commodity indexes affects index returns;
-a. Compare important real estate investment features for valuation purposes;
-b. Explain economic value drivers of real estate investments and their role in a portfolio;
-c. Discuss the distinctive investment characteristics of commercial property types;
-d. Explain the due diligence process and valuation approaches for real estate investments.;
-e. Discuss real estate investment indexes, including their construction and potential biases;
-a. Discuss types of publicly traded real estate securities;
-a: Discuss how hedge fund strategies may be classified;
-h: Describe how factor models may be used to understand hedge fund risk exposures;