This paper examined the lead-lag relationship between the futures market and spot market for the metal commodity market during the sample period January 2010 through August 2014. The econometric tools like Unit root tests, Johansen co-integration test and Pairwise Granger Causality tests were...

Silver is a metal that is associated with metals like gold, lead, zinc, and copper, though its unusual properties make it very different from them. It is used in making various kinds of jewelry, as it is considered as a precious metal second to gold but its contribution in the various industrial...

In well-established and matured agricultural commodity futures market, like U.S., the futures markets are expected to serve as a central exchange for both domestic and international information and thus function as a primary mechanism for price discovery and reduce price variability through...