Tutorials

Getting Started

Intro to Margin Management

The margin management tutorial introduces the basics of margin management and modeling forward profitability. You will learn how a tool can be built to sort… Read more »

Agricultural Futures Tutorial

The agricultural futures tutorial provides an overview of the futures market, describing the relationship between cash prices and futures prices, who the market participants are,… Read more »

Agricultural Options Tutorial

The agricultural options tutorial describes the features of these flexible contracts and how they function. You will learn how options are priced and what determines… Read more »

Introduction to Core Strategies

Introduction to Core Strategies

Core Strategies - Protect Against Higher Prices

Long Futures

Using long futures to protect against higher prices.

Long Call

Using long calls to protect against higher prices.

Long Call Spread

Using long call spreads to protect against higher prices.

Short Put

Using short puts to protect against higher prices.

Short Put & Long Call (Collar)

Using a short put and a long collar to protect against higher prices.

Long Call Spread & Short Put

Using a long call spread and a short put to protect against higher prices.

Core Strategies - Protect Against Lower Prices

Short Futures

Using short futures to protect against lower prices.

Long Put

Using long puts to protect against lower prices.

Long Put Spread

Using long put spreads to protect against lower prices.

Short Call

Using short calls to protect against lower prices.

Long Put & Short Call

Using a long put and a short call to protect against lower prices.

Long Put Spread & Short Call

Using a long put spread and a short call to protect against lower prices.