We study the empirical performance of the classical minimum-variance hedging strategy, comparing several econometric models for estimating hedge ratios of crude oil, gasoline and heating oil crack spreads. Given the great variability and large jumps in both spot and futures prices, great care is...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of production cost variability upon hedging decision when the firm is a risk minimizer agent facing both price and quantity uncertainties. We show, under a perfect flexibility assumption, that considering cost variability leads to a lower...