AEC 455 - COMMODITY FUTURES MARKETING

Institution:

Texas A & M University-Commerce

Subject:

Description:

Commodity Futures Marketing. Three semester hours. The objectives of this course are to understand why futures exchanges and commodity futures contracts exist; understand and be able to forecast basis; understand hedging and be able to design hedging strategies for various commodity producers and users; understand both put and call options and their potential use in a commodity risk management program; and understand the usefulness and shortcomings of fundamental and technical analysis.%

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.tamu-commerce.edu

Phone Number:

(903) 886-5081

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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