
Explanation:
Letting the storage costs of the consumption asset be denoted as , which is greater than zero, the value of the futures contract for the consumption asset will be . The investment asset, which does not have storage costs, will have a value of . Assuming all else equal, the storage costs will increase the futures price of the consumption asset relative to the investment asset. (Try plugging in numbers—the futures price of the consumption asset is higher). Note that if the convenience yield were some positive value, the pricing relationship between the investment and consumption assets could change.
(Book 3, Module 37.2, LO 37.b)
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Question 22
The futures contract for an investment asset and a consumption asset have the same time to maturity and interest rate. The spot prices of the two assets are also equal. Assuming the convenience yield is zero, we would expect that the futures price on the consumption asset will:
A
be less than the futures price of the investment asset.
B
be equal to the futures price of the investment asset.
C
be greater than the futures price of the investment asset.
D
start out greater than, but become less than the futures price of the investment asset as the contract approaches maturity.
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