A simplified guide to the futures market, the history of the market and how it all started with agriculture.
Start understanding how hedging can help your farm operation and profitbabilty.
Understand how hedging with financial contracts is different than physical contracting when it comes to risk profiles on the farm.
A simplified guide to help you learn the basics of options and how they can be used on your farm.
Dive into how a put works on the farm, what happens to your overall profit when prices increase and when prices decrease.
Explore how a call works on the farm, what happens to your overall profit when prices increase and when prices decrease.
Understand the very basics of futures and how they work, what happens at expiry.
Understand why futures have a place on the farm, and how they were created in the first place for farmers to use.
Main differences between futures and options and how they can both be complimentary tools for your farm.