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| Sanders, Dwight R.; Boris, Keith. |
| The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Commitments of Traders data are examined. Non-commercial positions are thought to contain the least amount of measurement error. Although non-commercials comprise a relatively small percent of the tested markets' open interest (10% to 22%), they have the most volatile net positions. The data demonstrates a statistically (positive) negative contemporaneous correlation between net positions held by (non) commercials and market returns. However, traders' net positions do not lead (Granger cause) market returns. In fact, returns lead traders' net positions. Positive returns result in an (increase) decrease in (non) commercials net positions the following week. The findings suggest that prior empirical results, which... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Commitments of Traders; Commercial traders; Non-commercial traders; Funds; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18929 |
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