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EVALUATING THE HEDGING POTENTIAL OF THE LEAN HOG FUTURES CONTRACT [PDF]
The lean hog futures contract is replacing the live hog futures contract at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange beginning with the February 1997 contract.
Ditsch, Mark W., Leuthold, Raymond M.
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Pricing and Hedging Illiquid Energy Derivatives:an Application to the JCC Index [PDF]
In this paper we discuss a simple econometric strategy for pricing and hedging illiquid financial products, such as the Japanese crude oil cocktail (JCC) index, the most popular OTC energy derivative in Japan. First, we review the existing literature for
Elisa Scarpa, Matteo Manera
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INVENTORY AND TRANSFORMATION RISKS IN SOYBEAN PROCESSING [PDF]
This study examines strategies for hedging processing operations generally and uses soybean processing as a specific example. The approach assumes a mean-variance utility function but because of the focus on hedging, the analysis concentrates on risk ...
Dahlgran, Roger A.
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Spatial Price Discovery, Dynamics, and Leadership in Evolving Distiller’s Grain Markets [PDF]
Recent dramatic growth in corn-based bio-refining has generated considerable growth in the by-product of this process, distiller’s grains. Distiller’s grains are rapidly becoming important livestock feed ingredient sources.
Schroeder, Ted C., Van Winkle, Tyler W.
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ExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics)In academic writing stance is often conveyed by means of extraposed that-clauses (It is possible that the results were misinterpreted.). The impersonal form of a matrix predicate allows writers to express attitudes without assuming responsibility for ...
Mirna Varga
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF FEEDER CATTLE HEDGING RISK [PDF]
Optimal hedge ratios are estimated for various weights of feeder cattle in four cash markets based on CME data from 1992 to 1999. Three-month uniform hedges are simulated for every weight, contract, and cash market combination.
Anderson, John D. +2 more
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THE FEASIBILITY OF A BOXED BEEF FUTURES CONTRACT: HEDGING WHOLESALE BEEF CUTS [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of a new futures contract for hedging wholesale transactions in the beef industry based on the USDA boxed beef cutout index (BBCO). The results suggest the live cattle futures contract is not an
Garcia, Philip +3 more
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RESEARCH ON FUTURES MARKETS: ISSUES, APPROACHES, AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS [PDF]
This paper presents a brief assessment of the recent futures and options literature with reference only to agricultural markets. The discussion centers on the marketsÂ’ social value and economic value to firms. Issues currently unresolved are highlighted,
Blank, Steven C.
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AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE FAILURE OF BROILER FUTURES [PDF]
Replaced with revised version of paper 07/27/04.Marketing,
Hegde, S. Aaron
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Cross-Hedging Distillers Dried Grains: Exploring Corn and Soybean Meal Futures Contracts [PDF]
Ethanol mandates and high fuel prices have led to an increase in the number of ethanol plants in the U.S. in recent years. In turn, this has led to an increase in the production of distillers dried grains (DDGs) as a co-product of ethanol production. DDG
Brinker, Adam J. +2 more
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