Why do futures prices converge on spot prices during the delivery month?
Why do futures prices converge on spot prices during the delivery month? Prior to expiry, the price of futures contracts will most likely either be at a premium to the physical or a discount. As the contract approaches expiry these two prices will converge, or meet. Why does this happen? There are a number of…
Gerry Harvey reveals his personal investment portfolio
Billionaire Gerry Harvey is licking his financial wounds because of the sharemarket crash. He’s a big equity holder and quickly calculates that Harvey Norman’s retreating share price during the past 12 months has stripped more than a $1 billion from his immense wealth. But we’ll chat more about that later. Harvey is chairman of an…