Chicago Board of Trade Ethanol Contract Efficiency

Samuel Funk, James Zook and Allen Featherstone ()

No 6811, 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Firms producing ethanol may find management of the price risk associated with production of this leading alternative fuel a key factor to continued success. As with other agricultural commodities, the influence and ability of futures contracts to serve as a risk management tool deserves attention.

Keywords: contract efficiency; ethanol; futures contracts; Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; Q13; Q43; M31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008
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