[Verse 1] Picture a handshake for future delivery Coffee beans promised at December's end Today that contract holds no mystery Zero value when both parties blend The spot price matches what you've agreed to pay Equilibrium holds the scales in place [Chorus] Zero at start, that's the golden rule Market moves shift the value pool Long position gains when prices climb Short position wins when they decline V equals S minus K discounted back Forward contract math stays on track [Verse 2] Months roll forward, market winds are shifting Coffee beans now trade at higher ground Your fixed-price deal becomes uplifting Forty dollars versus thirty found The contract swells with ten dollars' worth of gain While your counterpart absorbs the pain [Chorus] Zero at start, that's the golden rule Market moves shift the value pool Long position gains when prices climb Short position wins when they decline V equals S minus K discounted back Forward contract math stays on track [Bridge] Present value calculation Discount rate manipulation Risk-free rate becomes the key Time decay affects what we see Symmetric game of push and pull One side empty, one side full [Verse 3] Every sunrise brings a new equation Spot price dancing with the discount rate Long and short in constant negotiation Zero-sum determines each one's fate Yesterday's bargain might be tomorrow's curse Forward valuation tells the verse [Chorus] Zero at start, that's the golden rule Market moves shift the value pool Long position gains when prices climb Short position wins when they decline V equals S minus K discounted back Forward contract math stays on track [Outro] From zero birth to settlement day Market forces show the way Forward contracts rise and fall Supply and demand control it all
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