The Actual Futures Price Will Diverge from the Theoretical Futures

question 27

True/False

The actual futures price will diverge from the theoretical futures price because of interim cash flows, differences between lending and borrowing rates, transaction costs, restrictions on short selling, and uncertainty about the deliverable asset and the date it will be delivered.

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