Series 3: Exercise

Taken from our Series 3

Exercise

Answer true or false.

  1. 1. _____ Carrying costs only apply to agricultural products.
  2. 2. _____ Cost of carry can sometimes refer to interest charges.
  3. 3. _____ When the price difference between two contracts having two different delivery months equals the full cost of carry, the market is known a normal market.
  4. 4. _____ In an inverted market, the price of a futures contract becomes progressively higher with the extension of the contract over time.
  5. 5. _____ Backwardation and contango are opposite conditions.
  6. 6. _____ Contango is a condition more typical for agricultural commodities in stable markets; backwardation is more typical for products in volatile markets.
  7. 7. _____ A forward curve that is inverted in all months is said to be humped.
  8. 8. _____ The sp

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