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Futures Speculation

Futures Speculation is an academic concept referring to the activity of taking on financial risk in futures markets by assuming positions in derivative contracts with the primary intent of profiting from anticipated price fluctuations rather than for hedging or immediate physical delivery.

153

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12.5K

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232

Authors

156

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

25

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Publications

153

A Subordinated Stochastic Process Model with Finite Variance for Speculative Prices

Peter K. Clark · Econometrica · 1973 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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The Price Variability-Volume Relationship on Speculative Markets

George Tauchen, Mark Pitts · Econometrica · 1983 · 1.5K citations

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The Theory of Hedging and Speculation in Commodity Futures

Leland L. Johnson · The Review of Economic Studies · 1960 · 622 citations

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Information, futures prices, and stabilizing speculation

Jean‐Pierre Danthine · Journal of Economic Theory · 1978 · 399 citations

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Devil or Angel? The Role of Speculation in the Recent Commodity Price Boom (and Bust)

Scott H. Irwin, Dwight R. Sanders, Robert P. Merrin · Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics · 2009 · 346 citations · Full text

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Authors

232

  1. SH
    Scott H. Irwin

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    7 publications · 760 citations

    7

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  2. DR
    Dwight R. Sanders

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale, United States

    6 publications · 910 citations

    6

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  3. RP
    Robert P. Merrin

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 631 citations

    4

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  4. LA
    Lynn A. Stout

    Cornell University, United States

    4 publications · 257 citations

    4

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  5. XE
    Xiaoli Etienne

    West Virginia University, United States

    3 publications · 141 citations

    3

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Institutions

156

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    958 citations

  2. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    880 citations

  3. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

    Milwaukee, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    288 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    110 citations

  5. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    583 citations

  6. Technische Universität Darmstadt

    Darmstadt, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    69 citations

  7. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  8. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    276 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Futures Markets

    17 publications · 957 citations

    13

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 13 publications · 292 citations

    10

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  3. American Journal of Agricultural Economics

    6 publications · 328 citations

    6

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  4. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

    Repository · 6 publications · 124 citations

    6

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  5. The Journal of Finance

    5 publications · 290 citations

    5

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