medium · FRM Part 1 Financial Markets and Products
As a futures contract approaches its delivery date, the futures price converges toward the spot price of the underlying asset.
If at maturity the futures price were significantly higher than the spot price, what would occur?
- The clearinghouse would suspend all trading to prevent losses
- Arbitrageurs would buy the spot asset and sell the futures contract
- Arbitrageurs would buy the futures contract and sell spot asset instead
- The basis would increase further as the contract approaches its delivery date
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