Basis Risk

question 14

Multiple Choice

Basis risk:

• A)is the difference between the discounted futures price and the spot price.
• B)is also the degree to which the futures or forward price is unpredictable.
• C)is the sum of the futures price and the spot price.
• D)arises because investors are rational.

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