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What Explains the Growth in Commodity Derivatives?

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This article documents the massive increase in trading in commodity derivatives over the past decade—growth that far outstrips the growth in commodity production and the need for derivatives to hedge risk by commercial producers and users of commodities.

DOI: 10.20955/r.93.37-48

Authors: Parantap Basu, William T. Gavin

Institution: Durham University

Language: English

Topic: Risk Management in Financial Firms

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W2163304276

FWCI: 44.45

Cites: 21

Cited by: 69

Related to: 10