Grain Futures Contracts: An Economic Appraisal

Grain Futures Contracts: An Economic Appraisal

by S. Craig Pirrong

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This book is an independent scholarly analysis of the economics of the grain futures contracts of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBT), special attention being paid to the recent performance and future prospects of a crucial aspect of grain futures contracts - the delivery process. Delivery links futures and spots markets, and is essential to the efficient performance of a grain futures contract. Both hedging effectiveness and the `informativeness' of futures prices depend upon this linkage.

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    How does the author’s economic appraisal of the Chicago Board of Trade's grain futures contracts challenge or reinforce your previous understanding of how agricultural markets operate?

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    In what ways does the concept of the "delivery process" serve as a bridge between abstract financial markets and physical, tangible commodities like grain, and why is this connection so vital?

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    Pirrong emphasizes that both hedging effectiveness and the informativeness of futures prices depend on the linkage between futures and spot markets; how does this relationship manifest in other areas of the modern economy or in your own professional life?

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