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Snapshots of Prepaid Variable Forward Contracts: McKelvey Postmortem, Common Misunderstandings, and Guidelines for Avoiding Issues

Derived from original PMR research written by Robert F. Engle and Ahmet K. Karagozoglu using AI and an editor

Practical Applications | Aug 3, 2026

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@article{editor2026Snapshots,
  title = {Snapshots of Prepaid Variable Forward Contracts: McKelvey Postmortem, Common Misunderstandings, and Guidelines for Avoiding Issues},
  author = {Derived from original PMR research written by Robert F. Engle and Ahmet K. Karagozoglu using AI and an editor},
  journal = {Practical Applications},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.3905/snp.2026.jwm.010},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3905/snp.2026.jwm.010}
}

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