Keywords
hurricane risk
risk management
pari-mutuel
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Abstract
This article analyzes the characteristics, operation and structure of a new weather derivative defined as a commodity option that protects against the risk that a certain coastal area of the United States will be affected by the occurrence of a hurricane during a given year.
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