[期货]Chapter 7 Hedging with Spreads.pptVIP

Chapter 7 Hedging with Spreads What is hedging? When a businessperson uses the futures market to protect against adverse price movements, the process is called hedging. Hedging involves taking a position in the futures market that is opposite to the position held in the cash or spot market. Selling Hedge If a businessperson buys a commodity in the cash market, he or she would then hedge that position by selling an equivalent quantity in the futures market. Buying Hedge The buying hedge is used by a businessperson who anticipates buying a commodity at a future date and wants protection from a possible price increase. This person is said to be short the cash market and so would take a long position in the futures market (be a buyer). Hedging not only protects against the possible losses from adverse price movement; it also takes away the possibility of windfall profits that can accrue as the result of favorable price moves. The difference between the futures price and the spot price is known as the basis. _____________________________________ Date Cash March Futures Basis November $5.30/bushel $5.47/bushel $-0.17 February $5.10/bushel $5.22/bushel $-0.12 Gain or Loss $-0.20 $-0.15 ————————————————————————— SPREADS AND STRADDLES　(套利和对冲) A spread is simply the simultaneous buying of one contract and selling of another. The price difference between two related markets or commodities. The purchase of one futures delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity; A spread can also apply to options. It involves buying one futures contract and selling another futures contract. The purpose is to profit from an unexpected change in the relationship between the purchase price of one and the selling price of the other. Because gains and losses occur only as the result