This is an excerpt from our comprehensive animation library for CFA candidates. For more materials to help you ace the CFA Exam, head on down to https://prepnuggets.com. --- What You’ll Learn: 1. Commodity Futures Basics: • Understand what a futures contract is and the obligations of the long and short positions. • Learn the difference between the spot price, futures price, basis, and calendar spread. 2. Market Conditions: • Explore the concepts of contango and backwardation, and how they affect futures pricing. 3. Theories Explaining Futures Pricing: • Insurance Theory: Understand why futures prices might be lower than spot prices due to producers seeking to hedge against price uncertainty. • Hedging Pressure Hypothesis: Learn how the hedging behaviors of both producers and users of commodities influence market conditions. • Theory of Storage: Discover how storage costs and convenience yield impact futures prices, leading to contango or backwardation. 4. Practical Applications: • Analyze the factors that drive futures markets into contango or backwardation and the implications for investors and traders. By the end of this lecture, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding of how commodity futures are priced, preparing you for your CFA Level II exams and enhancing your expertise in financial markets.