I examine the uniformity of risk pricing in futures and asset markets. Tests against a general alternative do not reflect complete integration of futures and asset markets. As predicted, estimates of the 'zero-beta' rate for futures are close to zero, and premiums for systematic risk do not differ significantly across assets and futures. There is, however, evidence consistent with a specific alternative model presented by Hirshleifer (1988). Returns in foreign currency and agricultural futures vary with the net holdings of hedgers, after controlling for systematic risk. These results imply a degree of market segmentation and support hedging pressure as a determinant of futures premiums.
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Bessembinder, H. (1992). Systematic Risk, Hedging Pressure, and Risk Premiums in Futures Markets. Review of Financial Studies, 5(4), 637–667. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/5.4.637
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