Trading and Hedging with Agricultural Futures and Options [Hardcover]

Today's Premier Guidebook for Understanding Agricultural Options and Making Them a Key Part of Your Trading and Risk Management Strategy

Agricultural futures and options represent a vital niche in today's options trading world. Trading and Hedging with Agricultural Futures and Options takes an in-depth look at these valuable trading tools, and presents clear, proven strategies and techniques for both hedgers and traders to achieve their goals while minimizing risk.

Relying on nuts-and-bolts techniques and examples as opposed to the mathematical models and theory favored by other options-trading manuals this practical, hands-on book discusses many topics, including:

• How hedgers and traders can use options effectively with realistic expectations
• Methods to understand price behavior including the Greeks (delta, gamma, vega, and theta)
• The importance of volatility and little-known ways to make it work to your advantage

For producers and processors, agricultural futures and options are necessary components for controlling costs and hedging risks. For traders, they are proven vehicles for earning exceptional risk-adjusted profits. Whichever side of the aisle you are on, Trading and Hedging with Agricultural Futures and Options will provide you with the answers you need to effectively use these versatile tools and make them an integral part of your business.

Contents

Foreword by Willard R. Sparks, CEO, Sparks Companies ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Disclosures xv

Introduction xvii

Part I The Basics of Futures and Options 1

Chapter 1 The Terminology of Futures and Options 3

Chapter 2 Diagrams of Basic Trading Strategies 20