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What Is "The Basis," How Is It Measured, And Why Does It Matter?

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  • Peterson, Paul E.
  • Cook, Jack
  • Piszczor, Charles

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Basis behavior is generally considered to be the major determinant of hedging success or failure. In the course of our work as contract designers for Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., we have come to the conclusion that there are many misconceptions and incorrect statements made about "the basis" among practitioners and academics alike. Our work suggests that basis values, how they are measured, what they represent and how they are interpreted may differ widely from one commodity contract to another due to differences in the specifications of the underlying futures market, as well as differences in the structure of the underlying cash market.

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  • Peterson, Paul E. & Cook, Jack & Piszczor, Charles, 2004. "What Is "The Basis," How Is It Measured, And Why Does It Matter?," 2004 Conference, April 19-20, 2004, St. Louis, Missouri 19015, NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ncrfou:19015
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.19015
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