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One Use for Futures Markets Is "Price Discovery," That Is

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One use for futures markets is "price discovery," that is, the future price mirrors the current consensus of the future price. If the current price of corn is $2.00 a bushel and the cost of carry is 7 percent, explain what an investor would do if futures price of wheat were $2.40. Is the investor at risk?


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Population

The entire group of individuals or instances about whom the research may provide conclusions.

Group

A collection of individuals assembled for the purpose of conducting a study or observed in research, characterized by shared traits or conditions.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

Sample Statistic

A numerical measure computed from a sample of data, used to estimate population parameters.

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