This paper analyzes the relation between commodity spot, forward prices, and convenience yield under incomplete markets. We model a maximization profit model of a firm that uses input commodities in order to produce output commodities while storing spot commodities and trading forward to hedge...

This paper studies commodity spot, forward, and futures prices under a continuous-time setting. Our model considers a representative firm, which uses an input commodity to produce an output commodity, stores the commodity, and trades forward or futures commodities to hedge. Through the...

This study analyzes the relationships of commodity spot and futures prices with convenience yield. Convenience yield is received by the owner of a spot commodity but not by the owner of the right to the commodity (e.g., futures). This is the first study to explicitly model commodity spot and...

On January 8, 2021, China's first live-animal and live-delivery futures product—in live hogs—was listed on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) to serve as a risk management tool. Our paper examines whether this newly-established market realized its primary functions of market quality, price...