Dong, Fengxia; Du, Xiaodong; Gould, Brian W. - 2011
settlement feature of Class IIII milk futures contracts generate a unique volatility pattern of these futures markets in the … sense that the volatility gradually decreases as the USDA price announcement dates approaching in the month. Focusing on the … evolution of volatility in Class III milk futures market, this study quantifies the relative importance of a set of factors …