Pricing Forwards, Futures, and Commodities

Free GARP FRM Part I lesson in Financial Markets and Products. 16 min read, ~2,413 words.

Non-income asset:. Holding the asset costs you the financing rate; the forward must exceed spot by exactly that amount. Asset with known income I:. With known yield q:. Cost of carry: where u is storage cost and y is convenience yield. Lease-rate form:. Contango: futures spot, normal for stored commodities...

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