USING A COTTON FUTURES OPTIONS CONTRACT STRATEGY TO ENHANCE PRICE AND REVENUES

Government program changes and increased price volatility are causing cotton farmers to manage more price risks. A "harvest strategy" which sells cotton at harvest, purchases an at-the-money July call options and exercises this contract eight months later is a strategy which takes advantage of potential future price increases.

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Year of publication:	1999
Authors:	Herndon Jr., Cary W. ; Cleveland, O.A. ; Isengildina, Olga
Institutions:	Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA
Subject:	Futures Options Strategy \| Price Risk Management \| Demand and Price Analysis

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 1999 Annual meeting, August 8-11, Nashville, TN Number 21491
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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