Price Discovery Fluidity & Basis Risk
Structural assessment of price transmission. Measures how 'public' and 'liquid' the price formation is, determining the structural ease of hedging and the risk of price-lag shocks.
Scoring Scale (0-5)
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0Regulated / Administered
Prices are fixed by sovereign or multi-year treaty; zero sensitivity to market volatility (e.g., utility tariffs, some pharmaceutical lists).
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1Bilateral Cost-Plus
Prices are negotiated privately based on internal inputs; high 'Sticker Price' stability but vulnerable to sudden margin collapse.
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2Infrequent Formula
Price updates on a lag (monthly/quarterly) via a mechanical index; creates structural 'Pricing Delays' during rapid market pivots.
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3Hybrid / Benchmark-Referenced
Linked to a major public index (e.g., Brent, LME) but with local 'Premia' that vary based on physical availability.
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4Liquid Exchange / Spot
Real-time price discovery on high-volume exchanges; highly transparent but maximum exposure to daily volatility shocks.
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5Fragmented / Illiquid
Price is 'discovered' through opaque, decentralized brokering; high bid-ask spreads; extreme 'Basis Risk' where the benchmark price has no relation to physical reality.
Score Distribution
How 129 industries score on this attribute
v2.0 prioritizes 'Price Transparency' and 'Hedgability' over the contract type.
Industry Examples
129 industriesReal industries from our analysis demonstrating each score level for Price Discovery Fluidity & Basis Risk.
40 more industries
Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction ISIC 910 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs ISIC 1020 Manufacture of dairy products ISIC 1050 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel ISIC 1410 Printing ISIC 1811 Manufacture of plastics products ISIC 2220 Manufacture of glass and glass products ISIC 2310 Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment ISIC 2620 Manufacture of communication equipment ISIC 2630 Manufacture of domestic appliances ISIC 2750 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment ISIC 2816 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery ISIC 2821 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles ISIC 2930 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies ISIC 3250 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution ISIC 3510 Materials recovery ISIC 3830 Construction of buildings ISIC 4100 Construction of roads and railways ISIC 4210 Construction of utility projects ISIC 4220 Electrical installation ISIC 4321 Building completion and finishing ISIC 4330 Sale of motor vehicles ISIC 4510 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories ISIC 4530 Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating ISIC 4711 Event catering ISIC 5621 Beverage serving activities ISIC 5630 Sound recording and music publishing activities ISIC 5920 Television programming and broadcasting activities ISIC 6020 Wired telecommunications activities ISIC 6110 Computer programming activities ISIC 6201 Life insurance ISIC 6511 Non-life insurance ISIC 6512 Real estate activities with own or leased property ISIC 6810 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis ISIC 6820 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering ISIC 7210 Advertising ISIC 7310 Renting of video tapes and disks ISIC 7722 Activities of employment placement agencies ISIC 7810 Other education n.e.c. ISIC 8549 Creative, arts and entertainment activities ISIC 900035 more industries
Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats ISIC 1040 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits ISIC 1101 Preparation and spinning of textile fibres ISIC 1311 Manufacture of refined petroleum products ISIC 1920 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products ISIC 2100 Manufacture of basic iron and steel ISIC 2410 Manufacture of structural metal products ISIC 2511 Manufacture of consumer electronics ISIC 2640 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment ISIC 2651 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus ISIC 2710 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators ISIC 2720 Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines ISIC 2811 Building of ships and floating structures ISIC 3011 Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages ISIC 3092 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles ISIC 3211 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles ISIC 4520 Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores ISIC 4771 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet ISIC 4791 Freight transport by road ISIC 4923 Sea and coastal freight water transport ISIC 5012 Passenger air transport ISIC 5110 Accommodation ISIC 55 Short term accommodation activities ISIC 5510 Software publishing ISIC 5820 Motion picture, video and television programme production activities ISIC 5911 Wireless telecommunications activities ISIC 6120 Other information technology and computer service activities ISIC 6209 Web portals ISIC 6312 Other monetary intermediation ISIC 6419 Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities ISIC 6619 Combined facilities support activities ISIC 8110 General cleaning of buildings ISIC 8121 Defence activities ISIC 8422 Library and archives activities ISIC 9101 Gambling and betting activities ISIC 920038 more industries
Manufacture of motor vehicles ISIC 2910 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock ISIC 3020 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery ISIC 3030 Manufacture of furniture ISIC 3100 Repair of fabricated metal products ISIC 3311 Water collection, treatment and supply ISIC 3600 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation ISIC 4322 Other specialized construction activities ISIC 4390 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles ISIC 46 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software ISIC 4651 Warehousing and support activities for transportation ISIC 52 Warehousing and storage ISIC 5210 Courier activities ISIC 5320 Restaurants and mobile food service activities ISIC 5610 Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities ISIC 6202 Data processing, hosting and related activities ISIC 6311 Other credit granting ISIC 6492 Activities of insurance agents and brokers ISIC 6622 Legal activities ISIC 6910 Management consultancy activities ISIC 7020 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy ISIC 7110 Technical testing and analysis ISIC 7120 Specialized design activities ISIC 7410 Veterinary activities ISIC 7500 Private security activities ISIC 8010 Landscape care and maintenance service activities ISIC 8130 Combined office administrative service activities ISIC 8211 Activities of call centres ISIC 8220 Organization of conventions and trade shows ISIC 8230 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus ISIC 8291 Packaging activities ISIC 8292 Higher education ISIC 8530 Hospital activities ISIC 8610 Residential nursing care facilities ISIC 8710 Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled ISIC 8810 Operation of sports facilities ISIC 9311 Repair of computers and peripheral equipment ISIC 9511 Hairdressing and other beauty treatment ISIC 9602Archetype-Specific Considerations
This attribute has special risk drivers when applied to certain industry archetypes:
Driven by liquidity, risk pricing, and balance sheets.
Risk Driver: Margin Compression & Hedge Effectiveness
Driven by continuous capacity, uptime, and infrastructure.
Risk Driver: Regulatory Lag & Tariff Re-balancing
Driven by physics, transformation, and CapEx.
Risk Driver: Raw Material Pass-Through Elasticity
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