2015
DOI: 10.1080/1351847x.2015.1031912
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Commodity futures hedging, risk aversion and the hedging horizon

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of investor preferences on the optimal futures hedging strategy and associated hedging performance. Explicit risk aversion levels are often overlooked in hedging analysis. Applying a mean-variance hedging objective, the optimal futures hedging ratio is determined for a range of investor preferences on risk aversion, hedging horizon and expected returns. Wavelet analysis is applied to illustrate how investor time horizon shapes hedging strategy. Empirical results reveal substantia… Show more

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“…Baruník and Křehlík (2018) argue that shocks to economic activity impact variables at various frequencies with various strengths, and to understand the sources of connectedness in an economic system, it is crucial to understand the frequency dynamics of connectedness. The key reason is that agents operate on different investment horizons -these are associated with various types of investors, trading tools, and strategies that correspond to different trading frequencies (Gençay et al, 2010;Conlon et al, 2016). Shorter or longer frequencies are the result of the frequency-dependent formation of investors' preferences, as shown in the modeling strategies of Bandi and Tamoni (2017); Cogley (2001); Ortu et al (2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Baruník and Křehlík (2018) argue that shocks to economic activity impact variables at various frequencies with various strengths, and to understand the sources of connectedness in an economic system, it is crucial to understand the frequency dynamics of connectedness. The key reason is that agents operate on different investment horizons -these are associated with various types of investors, trading tools, and strategies that correspond to different trading frequencies (Gençay et al, 2010;Conlon et al, 2016). Shorter or longer frequencies are the result of the frequency-dependent formation of investors' preferences, as shown in the modeling strategies of Bandi and Tamoni (2017); Cogley (2001); Ortu et al (2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, WA is ideal for studying the multihorizon properties of time series as they can be used to decompose a signal into different time horizon or frequency components. Furthermore, the wavelet approach overcomes the data reduction problem generally found for low-frequency data, capturing information associated with all available data (Conlon, Cotter, & Gençay, 2016). Ramsey (1999) contends that WA has the ability to represent highly complex structures without knowing the underlying functional form, which is of great benefit in economic and financial research.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 However, a majority of the empirical analyses that investigate dynamic co-movements employ a time-domain approach that is limited to dynamic links while the frequency analysis of investment horizons is omitted (Ramsey, 2002). Yet, dynamic correlations among assets have been documented to have specific characteristics for particular investment horizons (Conlon et al, 2012), which may be instructive both for policy-makers (financial stability measures) and market participants (predictions of price changes). To better understand the co-movements in asset prices a combined time and frequency analysis is needed.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%