AGEC 3340 - Agricultural Commodities Futures

3 unit(s)

Fundamentals of managing agricultural risks through the futures and options markets. The mechanics of trading in the futures market.

Prerequisites: MATH 1600 OR MATH 1602 or equivalent, ECON 2500 and ECON 2510; and a lower division accounting course or consent of instructor. An agricultural economics course may be substituted for ECON 2510.

Course Learning Outcomes List
Students will be able to:

Explain why futures exchanges and commodity futures contracts exist;
Explain hedging and be able to design hedging strategies for various commodity producers and consumers;
Explain both put and call options and their use in risk management; and,
Explain the usefulness and shortcomings of both fundamental and technical analysis of futures market.

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