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- Title
The Adequacy of Speculation in Agricultural Futures Markets: Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Authors
Sanders, Dwight R.; Irwin, Scott H.; Merrin, Robert P.
- Abstract
This paper revisits the “adequacy of speculation” debate in agricultural futures markets using the positions held by index funds in the Commitment of Traders reports. Index fund positions were a relatively stable percentage of total open interest from 2006–2008. Traditional speculative measures do not show any material shifts over the sample period. Even after adjusting speculative indices for commodity index fund positions, values are within the historical ranges reported in prior research. One implication is that long-only index funds may be beneficial in markets traditionally dominated by short hedging.
- Subjects
SPECULATION; FUTURES market; AGRICULTURAL marketing; INDEX mutual funds; HEDGING (Finance)
- Publication
Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, 2010, Vol 32, Issue 1, p77
- ISSN
2040-5790
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/aepp/ppp006