作者: Xiaodong Du , Fengxia Dong , Brian W. Gould
关键词: Volatility (finance) 、 Volatility swap 、 Futures contract 、 Financial market 、 Financial economics 、 Monetary economics 、 Economics 、 Supply and demand 、 Volatility smile 、 Realized variance 、 Speculation
摘要: Abstract: The classified pricing of fluid milk under the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) system combined with cash settlement feature Class IIII futures contracts generate a unique volatility pattern these markets in sense that gradually decreases as USDA price announcement dates approaching month. Focusing on evolution III market, this study quantifies relative importance set factors driving variation. While volatilities both corn market and financial Granger-cause volatility, impact is more persistent. Besides embedded seasonality, demand supply conditions dairy cheese case, well changes U.S. exchange rates are found to have positive statistically significant impacts volatility. speculation positively affects markets, effect was insignificant. Keywords: Cash settlement, impulse responses, pricing, realized speculation. JEL Classification: Q11; Q14.