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Abstract
This paper aimed to analyse the BM&F cattle future market as a tool for price risk
management for traders that deal cattle in the Rondônia State. In order to reach this goal it
was analysed if there is a long-term relationship between the cattle prices in Rondônia and the
Esalq/BM&F Cattle Index. Besides that, it was done an examination of the optimal hedge Rio Branco – Acre, 20 a 23 de julho de 2008
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ratio and its effectiveness to the year of 2007. The results indicated that the cattle price in
Rondônia and the Esalq/BM&F Cattle Index has a long-term relationship, which means the
traders can use the BM&F as tool to hedge the cattle price in such state. However, through the
optimal hedge ratio and the effectiveness analyses were possible to note that between august
and november the BM&F utilization did not contribute significantly to manage the cattle price
risk.