The feasibility of an international tropical plywood futures contract

Lamon Rutten

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Abstract: This paper explores the potential for futures contracts in tropical (hardwood) plywood, one of the few major internationally traded commodities for which there is no yet a futures market. Commodity characteristics and market structures and practices that have an impact on the feasibility of a futures market are examined in detail, and conclusions drawn as to the way forward if one wishes to create such a market.

Keywords: commodity futures market; plywood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L73 Q13 G10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cfn and nep-rmg
Date: 2003-01-03
Note: Type of Document - pdf; pages: 62; figures: included. pdf file

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