Analysis of rainfall derivatives using daily precipitation models: opportunities and pitfalls

Martin Odening (), Oliver Musshoff () and Wei Xu ()

Agricultural Finance Review, 2007, vol. 67, issue 1, pages 135-156

Abstract: This study examines rainfall variability and its implications for wheat production risk in northeast Germany. The hedging effectiveness of rainfall options and the role of geographical basis risk are analyzed using a daily precipitation model. Simpler pricing methods such as the burn analysis and the index value simulation serve as benchmarks for comparison. It is found that the choice of statistical approach may lead to considerable differences in the estimation results. Daily precipitation models should be used with some caution in the context of derivative pricing because they tend to underestimate rainfall variability. This is unexpected, because daily simulation models are usually preferred in the context of temperature-based weather indexes.

Keywords: Hedging effectiveness; Precipitation modeling; Weather derivatives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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