Sources of Return in the Index Futures Markets

The paper concerns an issue of existence of a risk abc material premium in equity and index futures markets.The paper consists of four parts.The first part describes the basic hypotheses of forward curves in the futures market.In the second section, I formulate 5 hypotheses concerning a risk premium in the equity futures market, its forecastability

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Spatial Structure of the Mormon Cricket Gut Microbiome and its Predicted Contribution to Nutrition and Immune Function

The gut microbiome of insects plays an important role in their ecology and evolution, participating in nutrient acquisition, immunity, and behavior.Microbial community structure within the gut is heavily influenced by differences among gut regions in morphology and physiology, which determine the niches available for microbes operation igloo white

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