Showing papers on "Spot contract published in 1972"
TL;DR: This article showed that the difference between current spot price and futures price represents the market price for storage, processing services, or both, but very little work or literature is publicly available on how different hedging strategies actually would have performed for a particular commodity over time.
Abstract: Much of the research in commodity hedging has concentrated upon the development of theoretical models describing the optimum position in cash and futures markets. Other studies have shown that the difference between current spot price and futures price represents the market price for storage, processing services, or both. The revenue stabilizing potential of futures markets for commodities with continuous as opposed to noncontinuous inventories has also received attention. However, very little work or literature is publicly available on how different hedging strategies actually would have performed for a particular commodity over time.
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