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Basic Question 7 of 13

Under the storage hypothesis, commodities that are stored regularly should be ______.

A. in contango
B. in backwardation
C. flat

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krunk backwardation could be a signal of current shortage of the commodity, so would fall within the context of global supply and demand.
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Learning Outcome Statements

compare theories of commodity futures returns;

describe, calculate, and interpret the components of total return for a fully collateralized commodity futures contract;

contrast roll return in markets in contango and markets in backwardation;

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 5, Module 33.