銅價在近年來不斷的創下歷史新高，由於台灣蓬勃的電子、半導體、工具機產業皆需要銅，因此銅進口量位居全球第五(ICSG,2009)，使得台灣企業的生產成本受國際銅價的波動影響甚鉅，全球有70%的銅價是按照英國倫敦金屬交易所(London Metal Exchange, LME)的牌價進行貿易，因此本研究欲建置預測模式以預測銅價未來趨勢。 　　本研究之資料來源為2003年1月2日至2011年7月14日的LME三月期銅價，並依文獻探討選取LME的銅庫存、三月期鋁價、三月期鉛價、三月期鎳價、三月期鋅價、三月期錫價，以及金價、銀價、石油價格、美國生產者物價指數、美國消費者物價指數、聯邦資金利率作為影響因素的分析資料。時間序列分析、類神經網路已被廣泛的用於預測股市及期貨，本研究先藉由向量自我迴歸模型篩選出有影響力的變數，同時建置GARCH時間序列預測模型與具有遞迴的Elman類神經網路預測模型，再整合兩者建置GARCH-Elman類神經網路預測模型。 本研究之向量自我迴歸模型顯示銅價與金、鋁、銅庫存前第1期；自身前第2期；鎳、錫前第3期；鋅前第4期的變動有負向的影響；受到石油前第2期的變動有正向的影響，這其中以銅的自我解釋變異最高，銅庫存最低，推測其影響已有效率地反映到銅價上。也驗證預測模型必須考量總體經濟變數，且變數先經向量自我迴歸模型的篩選能因減少雜訊而提升類神經網路的預測能力。依此建置的GARCH模型有33.81%的累積報酬率、Elman類神經網路38.11%、整合兩者的GARCH-Elman類神經網路56.46%，皆優於實際銅價指數的累積報酬率。對銅有需求的企業者，能更為準確的預測漲跌趨勢，依此判斷如何跟原物料供應商簽訂合約的價格與期間，使其免於價格趨勢的誤判而提高生產成本，並提出五點建議供未來研究者參考。 / The recent copper price in London Metal Exchange (LME) has breaking the historical high. Taiwan’s booming electronics, semiconductor and machine tool industry causing copper import volume ranked fifth in the world (ICSG, 2009). Because of 70% of copper worldwide trade in accordance with the price of the London Metal Exchange, this study using time series and neural networks to build the LME copper price forecast model. 　　This study considering copper, copper stocks, aluminum, lead, nickel, zinc, tin, gold, silver, oil ,federal funds rate, CPI and PPI during the period of 2003/1/2 to 2011/7/14. Time series model and neural networks have been widely used for forecasting the stock market and futures. In this study, using Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model screened influential variables, building GARCH model and Elman neural network to forecast the LME copper price; and further, integrating this two models to build GARCH-Elman neural network prediction model. 　　This study’s VAR models show that the copper has negative effect with gold, aluminum, copper stocks, nickel, tin, zinc and itself. And has positive impact with oil prices. The highest of explained variance is copper. Copper stocks are lowest, speculating that its impact has been efficiently reflecting on the price of copper. Verifying the prediction model must consider the macroeconomics variables. Using VAR model screened influential variables can reduce noise to enhance the predictive ability of the neural network. This study’s GARCH model has 33.81% of the cumulative rate of return, Elman neural network has 38.11% and the GARCH-Elman neural network has 56.46%. All of them are better than the actual price of copper.