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Benjamin Hoff – Commodity Futures Surfaces and the Cash-and-Carry Glue (S7E17) – Flirting with Models

Benjamin Hoff – Commodity Futures Surfaces and the Cash-and-Carry Glue (S7E17)

Date: 6/30/2025Podcast: Flirting with ModelsFlirting with Models↗

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Bullish and bearish opinions expressed in this episode, paired with supporting transcript quotes. The quote confirms what was said—not whether the opinion is correct.

Bullish

XAU— Gold is seen as a unique asset for hedging against policy uncertainty, financial system risks, and geopolitical instability in systematic macro trading.
COMMODITYCARRY— Commodity carry strategies have shown robustness over decades due to causal decorrelation across different commodities.
ENERGYLIQUIDS— There are potential lead-lag effects in commodity markets, particularly in energy liquids, which can be exploited in trading strategies.

Bearish

COMMODITYINDEX— The effectiveness of commodity index-based strategies may be diminishing as market structure evolves and liquidity provision reaches saturation.

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