In a
futures market, basis is defined as the cash price (or
spot price) of whatever is being traded minus its futures price for the contract in question. It is important because changes in the relationship between cash and futures prices affect the value of using futures as a
hedge. A hedge, however, will always reduce
risk as long as the
volatility of the basis is less than the volatility of the price of whatever is being hedged.
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