EBK INVESTMENTS
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Author: Bodie
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Chapter 22, Problem 2PS
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To explain: purchasing for future contracts is more than the underlying assets.
Introduction: Demand of future contract is more because it offers advantages like liquidity in the market, the marginal cost of products, and transaction cost for easy trading.
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