A wholesale beef futures contract has been suggested as a possible solution to recent problems in live cattle futures. However, it is uncertain whether the new futures contract will outperform the existing contract. In this research, I develop methods to derive a price series that is theoretically sound for a hypothetical futures contract. This allows for the evaluation of this hypothetical wholesale beef futures contract. I test these methods for validity using futures markets for hogs and find that they are similar in accuracy to a futures valuation model for existing futures. Then I derive a price series for this hypothetical wholesale beef futures contract and evaluate its effectiveness as a risk management tool.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-6016 |
| Date | 10 August 2018 |
| Creators | Thompson, Robert Stanley |
| Publisher | Scholars Junction |
| Source Sets | Mississippi State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
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