Foreign futures markets and agricultural futures

Author: Lan Pei
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book starts with a general introduction to foreign futures trading. Based on an overview of the basic conditions of foreign futures markets, it focuses on the introduction of foreign agricultural futures. Agricultural futures exhibit seasonal characteristics and are easily influenced by factors such as climate and policies, with a strong speculative nature. They are among the oldest and most distinctive trading products in the international futures trading market. Among international agricultural futures, corn, sugar, and cotton are relatively mature and highly active trading products, occupying a significant market share and dominating the trends of the international agricultural futures market. Therefore, chapters in this book provide a detailed introduction to the spot and futures markets of corn, sugar, and cotton, while also covering other agricultural futures trading products such as wheat, soybeans, cocoa, and coffee.