The Informational Content of Distant-Delivery Futures Contracts

Futures markets have two main goals: price discovery and risk management. Because management decisions often have to be made on a time horizon longer than the time until expiration of the nearby futures contract, it is important to determine how well distant-delivery futures contracts are able to as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristin N. Schnake, Berna Karali, Jeffrey H. Dorfman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/134221