Hedging with weather derivatives: A role for options in reducing basis risk

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-97

  Manfredo, Mark R ^a   Richards, Timothy J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INNOVATION; NONLINEARITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEATHER STATION;

EID: 58249144866     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100701765166     Document Type: Article

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