as a soybean buyer, you are concerned about soy prices. Currently, they are at $60 per bushel .Therefore, you enter into the appropriate futures contract at the current spot price. What is your profit or loss, if six months later, soybean is selling at the spot market for 51 bushell? why?

as a soybean buyer, you are concerned about soy prices. Currently, they are at $60 per bushel .Therefore, you enter into the appropriate futures contract at the current spot price. What is your profit or loss, if six months later, soybean is selling at the spot market for 51 bushell? why?

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Chapter5: Currency Derivatives

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