Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Harri, Ardian
Committee Member
Park, Eunchun
Committee Member
Maples, Joshua G.
Date of Degree
8-10-2018
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Agricultural Economics
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Agricultural Economics
Abstract
A wholesale beef futures contract has been suggested as a possible solution to recent problems in live cattle futures. However, it is uncertain whether the new futures contract will outperform the existing contract. In this research, I develop methods to derive a price series that is theoretically sound for a hypothetical futures contract. This allows for the evaluation of this hypothetical wholesale beef futures contract. I test these methods for validity using futures markets for hogs and find that they are similar in accuracy to a futures valuation model for existing futures. Then I derive a price series for this hypothetical wholesale beef futures contract and evaluate its effectiveness as a risk management tool.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19820
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Robert Stanley, "Wholesale Beef Futures Contract" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 5017.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5017
