Spot oil is $50/barrel. It costs $0.20 a month to store and insure oil (and it must be paid up front).
If the borrowing rate is 1%, how much should a 6 month oil future cost?
This is a two part question:
If the 6 month oil futures price is $55, is there an arbitrage available?
What would you do?
How much will you make?
What is this called?
Use the above information regarding spot oil. If the futures price is also $50, what is the convenience yield?