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Re:San Francisco Onion Futures Company by brudgers on Sunday September 20, 2026 @03:06PM (#49778912)
the exact same money

Yes, it is about the money.

Re:San Francisco Onion Futures Company by mhh__ on Sunday September 20, 2026 @07:42PM (#49781325)
You may have liabilities or income that exist outside of financial markets e.g. if I have 500t of wheat due to be harvested I might want to hedge enough to guarantee I can pay my staff - ive locked in the price of wheat, I might make less money as a result but my risk is lower.
Re:San Francisco Onion Futures Company by brudgers on Monday September 21, 2026 @08:45PM (#49795436)
Wheat futures trading rarely involves any actual wheat.

And rarely is done by farmers.