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1. cwal37 · 1789793067 · focus · HN ↗

   For those who don’t know:

   <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Onion_Futures_Act" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Onion_Futures_Act

   (which also banned box office receipt futures)

   A fun thing is to go on FRED and make a graph with prices from onions and, say, corn to see the differences in volatility.

   1. chirau · 1789812062 · focus · HN ↗

      I looked up onions, lettuce and tomatoes (because burgers), and the volatility actually looks very similar. Am I missing something or looking at the wrong things?

      Tomato: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;WPU01130217" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;WPU01130217 Onion: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;WPU01130216" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;WPU01130216 Lettuce: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;WPU01130215" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fred.stlouisfed.org&#x2F;series&#x2F;WPU01130215

      1. gradus_ad · 1789818672 · focus · HN ↗

         The weather affects all crops

         1. brookst · 1789824972 · focus · HN ↗

            But isn’t the point that futures trading reduces volatility from things like weather?

            1. [deleted] · 1789836412 · focus · HN ↗

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