TABLE 4 CONT. AVERAGE NET RETURNS, MARGIN ACCOUNTS, OVER AND UNDER HEDGES AND SUPPORTING STATISTICS FOR PREHARVEST MARKETING STRATEGIES AND A NAIVE HARVEST CASH MAREKTING STRATEGY: IOWA AND OHIO CORN DATA

Strategies

State

Months or years

Drawndown

Over / Under Hedge

 

Grain

--------

max

mean

std dev

max

min

mean

std dev.

 

 

 

($)

($)

($)

bushels

bushels

bushels

bushels

Hedge I

Ohio Corn

Feb or May

60958

16161

18096.6200

16500.0000

-12500.0000

6611.1110

8374.604

Hedge I

Iowa Corn

Feb or May

66499

18469

20603.0300

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6316.6670

9582.321

Hedge II

Ohio Corn

Feb or July

40194

10624

14095.6000

16500.0000

-12500.0000

6611.1110

8374.604

Hedge II

Iowa Corn

Feb or July

47502

12336

16680.8200

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6316.6670

9582.321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8020 put/hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed Hedge Put I

Ohio Corn

 

5414

971

1768.3120

21500.0000

-7500.0000

7583.0000

8237.9929

Mixed Hedge Put I

Iowa Corn

 

5414

971

1768.3120

17850.0000

-22200.0000

8195.5000

10897.371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8020 put/hedge, Feb short hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed Hedge Put II

Ohio Corn

 

40194

4723

11313.1000

16500.0000

-7500.0000

7166.0000

7568

Mixed Hedge Put II

Iowa Corn

 

47502

5377

13390.3800

17850.0000

-2200.0000

7362.2000

10413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic put, Feb short hedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic I

Ohio Corn

h/july call

60958

14956

20252.5600

16500.0000

-12500.0000

5916.6700

9027.32

Synthetic I

Iowa Corn

h/july call

66499

16979

22897.2500

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6112.5000

10600.4

Synthetic II

Ohio Corn

h/aug call

60958

14956

20252.5600

16500.0000

-12500.0000

5916.6700

9027.32

Synthetic II

Iowa Corn

h/aug call

66499

16979

22897.2500

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6112.5000

10600.4

Synthetic III

Ohio Corn

h/sept call

60958

14956

20252.5600

16500.0000

-12500.0000

5916.6700

9027.32

Synthetic III

Iowa Corn

h/sept call

66499

16979

22897.2500

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6112.5000

10600.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic put

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic IV

Ohio Corn

h/july call

60958

13205

18198.9700

16500.0000

-12500.0000

5917.0000

9027

Synthetic IV

Iowa Corn

h/july call

66499

14837

20279.9300

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6113.0000

10600

Synthetic V

Ohio Corn

h/aug call

60958

13205

18198.9700

16500.0000

-12500.0000

5917.0000

9027

Synthetic V

Iowa Corn

h/aug call

66499

14837

20279.9300

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6113.0000

10600

Synthetic VI

Ohio Corn

h/sept call

60958

13205

18198.9700

16500.0000

-12500.0000

5917.0000

9027

Synthetic VI

Iowa Corn

h/sept call

66499

14837

20279.9300

17850.0000

-22200.0000

6113.0000

10600