Question: Use the following data for below Questions: Suppose you plan on delivering 2,000,000 MMBtu to Waha (west Texas, Permian basin, natural gas hub) in August
Use the following data for below Questions:
Suppose you plan on delivering 2,000,000 MMBtu to Waha (west Texas, Permian basin, natural gas hub) in August and you wish to hedge your revenue.The contracts you have available are the HenryHub futures contract and the Waha basis futures contract (which settles to HenryHub spot index minus the Waha spot index).The Waha basis futures contract is traded on theice.com.You can look up it's description: https://www.theice.com/products/6590171/Waha-Basis-Future
Assume you are using the CME Henry Hub contract how many contracts do you enter into?
How many Waha basis futures contracts do you enter into? (WARNING: check on theice website and notice that the size of this contract is not the same as the CME Henry Hub contract)
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