Is China's new live hog futures market efficient? Evidence from an analysis of market quality, price discovery and hedging effectiveness

Miao Li and Tao Xiong

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2023, vol. 68, issue 01

Abstract: On 8 January 2021, China's first live-animal and livedelivery futures product—in live hogs—was listed on the Dalian Commodity Exchange to serve as a risk management tool. We examine whether this newly established market exhibits good market quality and has realised its primary functions of price discovery and hedging. Our results suggest that the live hog futures market performs its price discovery function well and can hedge between 4% and 27% of the risk in the spot market, even though it is less actively traded, less liquid and more volatile than egg futures markets. To strengthen the hedging function of the live hog futures market, more effort—such as recruiting market makers and introducing night trading sessions— should be exerted to increase and smooth trading and stabilise volatility.

Keywords: International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.343073

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