AGEC 415 - Agricultural Futures and Options

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring-odd

Basic elements and principles of agricultural commodity marketing with emphasis on using futures market contracts and options to limit risk exposure to producers and agribusiness firms. Attention is focused on the study of market price determination, forecasting basis, technical analysis and on actual trading of futures and options through market simulation programs.

Prerequisite(s): AGEC 110 and Junior Standing