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Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires

Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires rather than just read about it. In short: Mercado a Termino de Buenos Aires (MATBA) is the Buenos Aires Futures and Options Exchange. History MATba was founded in 1907.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Mercado a Termino de Buenos Aires (MATBA) is the Buenos Aires Futures and Options Exchange.

History MATba was founded in 1907. It was the first market to be established in Latin America. In its early history, it traded futures contracts on agricultural commodities and rapidly became one of the main grain markets in the world. In the 1920s, MATba's flaxseed price was the setting price for the flaxseed business worldwide. During the following decades, Argentina's economic measures led to a decline in the volume of transactions. In the 1990s, MATba got authorization to settle all transactions in US dollars and introduced options on futures contracts. In 1998, to better meet the needs of its members, MATba launched its electronic trading system, which has been upgraded several times, thus creating greater opportunities for the entire marketplace, and increased access to MATba products.

Products MATba is the largest agricultural futures & options exchange in South America. It trades futures (contract size 100 metric tons) and options (American style). Traded products include soybean, wheat, maize, sunflower, sorghum, barley, soybean oil and ICA MATba (Argentine Commodities Index). The latter is an index that comprises the market value of a portfolio selected according to the product's market share of the total MATba transactions. In 2012 Chicago Soybeans and Chicago Corn were launched after MATba signed an agreement with the CME Group to list their contracts on agricultural commodities. In January 2017 MATba signed an agreement with ROFEX to interconnect their trading platforms, so members of both exchanges could trade all the products listed at both Exchanges. Later that year, cattle and "mini" contracts on wheat, soybeans and corn were launched. In October 2018 MATba and Rofex started a merger process.

US Dollar quotation Contracts traded at MATba are quoted and settled in US Dollars.

MATba Foundation MATba also offers, on an ongoing basis, a number of educational and training programs through its Foundation. These cover a wide range of topics involving derivatives, strategies, fundamental and technical analysis, among other courses. MATba has strategic alliances with organizations, Exchanges, national and private universities to train and promote a better understanding of derivatives markets as an investment and hedge tool.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires

In research: Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1907 establishments in Argentina, Commodity exchanges, Finance in Argentina, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires in simple terms?

Mercado a Termino de Buenos Aires (MATBA) is the Buenos Aires Futures and Options Exchange. History MATba was founded in 1907.

Why does Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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