7. What will happen if you take a large position without splitting the order into small orders, and submit one large ord
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 7:57 am
7. What will happen if you take a large position without
splitting the order into small orders, and submit one large order
under one name? Will you be easily targeted in the commodity
futures market?
a. Search for LME Nickel futures contract specification. What is
the standard of the underlying? In practice, what nickel product
does LME accept for physical delivery?
b. Is Tsingshan’s product certified for futures delivery? If
not, is this hedge a perfect hedge? Any underlying mismatch? How
does it affect the margin requirement? How does it affect hedging
position?
c. What are the choices usually for futures sellers at
maturity?
d. If Tsingshan was market-cornered because of lacking spots for
delivery, then what are the choices left?
e. What does it mean cash settlement and physical delivery,
generally, are they the same for futures sellers? Are they the same
for futures buyers? Alternatively, on what conditions, are they the
same? On what conditions, do they result differently?
f. Regarding Tsingshan, what are the differences between finding
200,000 tons of Nickel for delivery and closeout its position?
g. What are the differences between Tsingshan’s finding 200,000
tons of Nickel for delivery and closeout its position, to the
“hidden sniper”? (I call the counterparty “sniper” in the question.
You don't have to use this word in the essay, but you can use it if
you want)
splitting the order into small orders, and submit one large order
under one name? Will you be easily targeted in the commodity
futures market?
a. Search for LME Nickel futures contract specification. What is
the standard of the underlying? In practice, what nickel product
does LME accept for physical delivery?
b. Is Tsingshan’s product certified for futures delivery? If
not, is this hedge a perfect hedge? Any underlying mismatch? How
does it affect the margin requirement? How does it affect hedging
position?
c. What are the choices usually for futures sellers at
maturity?
d. If Tsingshan was market-cornered because of lacking spots for
delivery, then what are the choices left?
e. What does it mean cash settlement and physical delivery,
generally, are they the same for futures sellers? Are they the same
for futures buyers? Alternatively, on what conditions, are they the
same? On what conditions, do they result differently?
f. Regarding Tsingshan, what are the differences between finding
200,000 tons of Nickel for delivery and closeout its position?
g. What are the differences between Tsingshan’s finding 200,000
tons of Nickel for delivery and closeout its position, to the
“hidden sniper”? (I call the counterparty “sniper” in the question.
You don't have to use this word in the essay, but you can use it if
you want)