Assume you're a cow-calf operator and youlocked in a price for part of the feeder cattle you expect to be selling by selling a futures
Assume you're a cow-calf operator and youlocked in a price for part of the feeder cattle you expect to be selling by selling a futures contract at $90/cwt.
Consider the following levels of closing futures, $87cwt,and basis, $-3/cwt,at selling time. What is your gain or loss on the futures contract (in $/cwt)?
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Authors: James F. Dartley
11th Edition
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