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The Impact of Price Variability on Cash/Futures Market Relationships: Implications for Market Efficiency and Price Discovery

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  • Arnade, Carlos
  • Hoffman, Linwood

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This study investigates the relationship between cash and futures prices of soybeans and soybean meal from 1992 to 2013. Error correction models are estimated for the prices of both commodities. An exogenous measure of price variability is included in both models to determine if variability increases the speed with which cash and futures prices return to their long-run equilibrium relationship. This is used to measure the impact of price variability on short-run market efficiency and the price discovery process. The findings indicate that the level of price variability influences market adjustment rates and the price discovery process.

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  • Arnade, Carlos & Hoffman, Linwood, 2015. "The Impact of Price Variability on Cash/Futures Market Relationships: Implications for Market Efficiency and Price Discovery," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 47(4), December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joaaec:349125
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349125
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    1. Etienne, Xiaoli L. & Irwin, Scott H. & Garcia, Philip, 2014. "Bubbles in food commodity markets: Four decades of evidence," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 129-155.
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    Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing;

    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C58 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Financial Econometrics

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