AGEC 448: Agricultural Commodity Futures
Course Description
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Activities of commodity futures exchanges; the mechanics of trading futures contracts; the use of futures trading for hedging and forward pricing; and options, basis behavior, and hedging strategies for selected commodities.Prerequisites:AGEC 105or 3 hours of economics;AGEC 314;AGEC 317or concurrent enrollment; and junior or senior classification; or approval of department head.