Commodity Futures Prices: Some Evidence on Forecast Power, Premiums, and the Theory of Storage

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene F. Fama ◽  
Kenneth R. French
Keyword(s):  
Commodity Futures ◽  
Futures Prices ◽  
Theory Of Storage

Pricing of Futures Contracts

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. Krause
Keyword(s):  
Fair Value ◽  
Commodity Futures ◽  
Futures Contracts ◽  
Spot Price ◽  
Futures Prices ◽  
No Arbitrage ◽  
Spot Prices ◽  
Cost Of Carry ◽  
Contract Expiration ◽  
The Cost

This chapter examines the relation between futures prices relative to the spot price of the underlying asset. Basic futures pricing is characterized by the convergence of futures and spot prices during the delivery period just before contract expiration. However, “no arbitrage” arguments that dictate the fair value of futures contracts largely determine pricing relations before expiration. Although the cost of carry model in its various forms largely determines futures prices before expiration, the chapter presents alternative explanations. Related commodity futures complexes exhibit mean-reverting behavior, as seen in commodity spread markets and other interrelated commodities. Energy commodity futures prices can be somewhat accurately modeled as a generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (GARCH) process, although whether these models provide economically significant excess returns is uncertain.

Financialization of Commodity Markets

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle J. Putnam
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycle ◽  
Futures Markets ◽  
Commodity Price ◽  
Commodity Markets ◽  
Commodity Futures ◽  
Futures Prices ◽  
Price Behavior ◽  
Risk And Return ◽  
Commodity Futures Markets ◽  
Asset Class

In the early 2000s, financial investors began pouring billions of dollars into the commodity futures markets seeking the unique investment benefits of this distinct asset class. This “financialization” process has called into question the fundamental risk and return properties of commodity futures as evidence has emerged favoring the idea that the massive increase in investor flows caused a rise in futures prices, volatility, and intra- and intermarket return correlations. However, a contrarian line of research contends that the effects of the new “speculative” capital on the futures markets are unsubstantiated and the increased participation of financial investors poses little consequence to the economics of the marketplace. This latter line of literature maintains that the investment benefits of commodity futures have not been diminished and that fundamental factors and business cycle variations can explain the observed changes in commodity price behavior.

Chernobyl, commodities, and chaos: An examination of the reaction of commodity futures prices to evolving information

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Pruitt ◽  
Wuttipan Tawarangkoon ◽  
K. C. John Wei
Keyword(s):  
Commodity Futures ◽  
Futures Prices
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