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Innovation In Futures Markets: Event Contracts, Speculation, And Hedging, Fabio Mattos
Innovation In Futures Markets: Event Contracts, Speculation, And Hedging, Fabio Mattos
Cornhusker Economics
The CME Group has recently launched a new type of contract whose payoffs are based on specific events. These contracts are called event contracts but are also known as prediction contracts or information contracts. They are short-term contracts that expire at the end of each trading day. Traders can take positions in these contracts as they predict whether the price of a given asset will finish the trading day above or below a set value.
Discusses: How are they traded? Main characteristics of event contracts. Event contracts offered by CME group and event examples on October 21, 2022. Why were …
Inflation: Just How Bad Is It?, Timothy Meyer
Inflation: Just How Bad Is It?, Timothy Meyer
Cornhusker Economics
Amidst the chaotic news cycle of politics, the pandemic, and global affairs, a new topic is making headlines – inflation. To some, rising inflation causes greater fear than the other headlines combined; to others, it is nothing more than a minor nuisance. This article will explain why people’s divisive attitudes toward inflation are likely justified.