What is Basis Risk?
Risk that local prices diverge from the benchmark used in a hedge.
local +$1.40 · hedge +$1.00
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Basis risk widened in the Midwest hub. Review index choice for the storage book.
In the illustration
The benchmark rises $1.00 and the futures dial gains $1.00, but the local price, on its slipping belt, rises $1.40; the net needle drifts $0.40 off zero.
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