What business opportunity does goldman sachs see here

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Question: 1. Why do some commodity futures contracts trade at premium to spot (contango) while others trade at discounts( backwardation). Please explain the terms of contango and backwardation.

2. Analyze the performance of the GSCI index historically. Do you expect similar performance in future?

3. What is the difference between investing in the futures contracts that underlie the GSCI index and investing in the Swedish Export Credit Corporation's GSCI-linked note?Was the Swedish Export Credit Corporation's note fairly priced at the time of issue?

4. What business opportunity does Goldman Sachs see here? Why did they choose this particular index?

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