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Opportunities for Physical Trading Vs Futures Trading. Gopal Naik Professor, IIM Bangalore. Futures Trading. An agreement priced and entered on an exchange to trade at a specified time in future a commodity of specified quality Standardization of contract Trading in exchange Clearinghouse.
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Opportunities for Physical Trading Vs Futures Trading Gopal Naik Professor, IIM Bangalore
Futures Trading • An agreement priced and entered on an exchange to trade at a specified time in future a commodity of specified quality • Standardization of contract • Trading in exchange • Clearinghouse
Organized Exchange Standardized contract More liquid Low search cost OTC Customised contract Less liquid High search cost Futures Forwards
Futures Trading • Conversion of cash price risk into basis risk • Higher liquidity • Low transaction cost • Low default risk
Hedging • Motivation for Hedging • Types of Hedges • Merchant Hedging • Producer Hedging • Processor Hedging
Inter-temporal Cash & Futures Price Relationships (1) May Futures Price in Apr July Futures Price in Apr Cash Price 1 Price Dec Feb Apr May …... Jul …... Nov
Inter-temporal Cash & Futures Price Relationships (2) May Futures Price in Apr July Futures Price in Apr Cash Price 1 Price Dec Feb Apr May …... Jul …... Nov Basis Dec Feb Apr May …... Jul …... Nov
Inter-temporal Cash & Futures Price Relationships (3) Cash Price 2 May Futures Price in Apr July Futures Price in Apr Cash Price 1 Price Dec Feb Apr May …... Jul …... Nov Basis Dec Feb Apr May …... Jul …... Nov
Hedging Strategies • Basis risk • Strategies
Ratio of open interest and trade volume for Pepper seed at NCDEX and NMCE
Table 3.13. Standard Deviation of basis and spot prices of pepper in National Exchanges
Opportunities • Hedging • Carrying- Charge Hedge • Operational Hedge • Selective Hedge • Anticipatory Hedge • Cross Hedge • Electronic spot market