Details on the mechanics of canceling contracts when commercial issues arise. Identifying arbitrage opportunities that allow you to extract additional value from contracted grain

The science of negotiations. How CBOT delivery markets work

Understanding how futures spreads work informs how you execute marketing alternatives. Learn how to roll basis and futures contracts

We run a 2 hour simulation of a market from March to December. Practice using the Agris Academy Risk Tracker

Class focuses of setting the foundations for learning how options work. Going through basic definitions.

Look at practical application of options in managing farm risk. Identifying conditions for optimizing the buying or selling of option. Isolating the mechanics of how options react in a hedging account.

Building on options basics in classes 1-3 we look at advance options based products sold to farmers. Learn how to isolate multi option products and graph results at a wide variety of futures values

The class gives an introduction t the economic models that drive the buyers of grain. We also look at how decision making is often made in a buying organization

The class takes on a holistic view of merchandising and risk management from prior to plant to well after harvest. There is a focus on the intersections between merchandising and other aspects of the farm.

Class 17 looks at the large and small factors that influence local basis.

In the context of the class content, we look at investment criteria and how to evaluate using various analytical methods

Class 19 dive into how to be better prepared for the psychological challenges of futures risk management. The founders point out a number of best practices using various sayings and recommended additional materials to help ingrain these concepts.

Class 20 picks out some of the most critical concepts from classes 1-19