Purpose - To evaluate various hedge programs designed to minimize the risk of an extreme monthly gas bill subject to a pre-determined hedge program budget. Design/methodology/approach -Historical data were collected on natural gas spot and futures prices. Also, theoretical options prices were...

The response of a futures contract to an exogenous shock may partially depend upon the maturity of the contract. Investigation of the speed with which the contract returns to its long run equilibrium is dependent upon the time series specification of the contract. This paper estimates...