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Why Haven't Uranium Futures Contracts Succeeded? A Case Study
Why have some seemingly promising futures contracts not succeeded in the recent past? This paper examines one such example, the uranium futures market. It first provides some background on the uranium futures contract as well as a description of this contract, and then notes how the uranium market does not sufficiently match up against the criteria for the successful launch of a futures contract.
Author(s):
Hilary Till
Summary:
Why have some seemingly promising futures contracts not succeeded in the recent past? This paper examines one such example, the uranium futures market. It first provides some background on the uranium futures contract as well as a description of this contract, and then notes how the uranium market does not sufficiently match up against the criteria for the successful launch of a futures contract.
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Register/Log in| Type : | Working paper |
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| Date : | 12/01/2014 |
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Commodities |
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