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- Title
Dynamics of Arbitrage.
- Authors
Ederington, Louis H.; Fernando, Chitru S.; Holland, Kateryna V.; Lee, Thomas K.; Linn, Scott C.
- Abstract
We study the dynamics of cash-and-carry arbitrage using the U.S. crude oil market. Sizable arbitrage-related inventory movements occur at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) futures contract delivery point but not at other storage locations, where instead, operational factors explain most inventory changes. We add to the theory-of-storage literature by introducing two new features. First, due to arbitrageurs contracting ahead, inventories respond to not only contemporaneous but also lagged futures spreads. Second, storage-capacity limits can impede cash-and-carry arbitrage, leading to the persistence of unexploited arbitrage opportunities. Our findings suggest that arbitrage-induced inventory movements are, on average, price stabilizing.
- Subjects
ARBITRAGE; CASH &; carry transactions; PETROLEUM export &; import trade; NEW York Mercantile Exchange (New York, N.Y.); INVENTORY control; WAREHOUSING &; storage
- Publication
Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, 2021, Vol 56, Issue 4, p1350
- ISSN
0022-1090
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0022109020000204