Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) - Agricultural Futures and Options (AH) ECOA 2003   Agricultural Futures and Options (AH)
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The course begins with an introduction to agricultural futures markets. This leads into a study of fundamental and technical analyses of futures markets. This part of the course concludes with a consideration of price risk management using futures markets. Following is an introduction to options markets and price risk management using options. The course concludes with a topic of importance when exporting or importing agricultural commodities internationally: managing exchange-rate risk using futures and options.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: ECOA 1000