In this case, the owner of a commodity or the producer of a marketable good immediately sells a quantity ordered but not to be delivered until later from his warehouse. At the same time, he uses the money received to buy a forward contract for the same commodity in the expectation of being able to make a profit from a lower market price for the commodity on the settlement date. – See option, commodity forward contract.
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