Credit unions generate surpluses over their operations by the difference between rates charged less cost of services and/ or thedifference between rates paid and charged in the operations of financial intermediation between their members. In this context, thereare important management decisions...

An economic model was developed to analyze the put optioncontract role to stabilize prices in the paddy market. The possibility ofusing Federal Government Acquisitions (AGF) to complement the optioninstrument was considered. The role of the options was to reducethe risks of storing the product...