Explain How the Purchase of Futures Contracts Can Help to Insure

question 59

Essay

Explain how the purchase of futures contracts can help to insure a farmer against adverse swings in the prices of the crops that he grows.

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Definitions:

Self Join

A type of SQL join where a table is joined to itself, allowing for comparisons within the same table.

One-To-One Relationship

In database design, a type of relationship where a record in one table is linked to only one record in another table, and vice versa.

Single-Match Query

A type of database search that looks for only one specific match to the query criteria.

Matching Records

Identifying data entries that are the same or correspond to each other across different databases or datasets.