Comparing Hedging Effectiveness: An Application of the Encompassing Principle

An empirical methodology is developed for statistically testing the hedging effectiveness among competing futures contracts. The presented methodology is based on the encompassing principle, widely used in the forecasting literature, and applied here to minimum variance hedging regressions. Intuitiv...

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Main Authors: Dwight R. Sanders, Mark R. Manfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2004-04-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/31136