AREC 435 - Commodity Futures and Options

Institution:

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Description:

Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Restricted to Agricultural & Resource Economics majors (0111C &0111O), Environmental Science and Policy Environmental Economics concentration majors (2299D), and those minoring in Agribusiness Economics (#AG01), Environmental Economics and Policy (#AG02), or Resource and Agricultural Policy in Economic Development (#AG03) Other students will be taken off the hold file on the first day of class as space allows. Prerequisite: ECON306, ECON326 or equivalent; and BMGT230, ECON321 or equivalent. The economics and institutional features of commodity futures and options markets. Students will develop a basic understanding of the underlying price relationships between cash and futures markets and will apply this information to business risk management decision making.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umes.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 651-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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