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Basic Analysis of Hog Futures Market in China

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This paper aims to provide an illustration and basic analysis of the characteristics and influences of the newly emerging type of futures in the Chinese market - hog futures and to provide a general overview of the performance of the futures under different circumstances. The paper also breaks down the role, impact, consequences, and brief forecasts of different types of the market from different perspectives and concludes with an evaluation and summary of the maturity and reliability of Chinese hog futures, which can serve as guidance or advice for people or organizations planning to get involved in business related to hog futures.

C. Xu, L. Zhou, A. Lou, M. Qiu and M. Cao— are contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors.

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Xu, C., Zhou, L., Lou, A., Qiu, M., Cao, M. (2023). Basic Analysis of Hog Futures Market in China. In: Dang, C.T., Cifuentes-Faura, J., Li, X. (eds) Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Business and Policy Studies. CONF-BPS 2023. Applied Economics and Policy Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6441-3_96

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