Agricultural Options: Trading, Risk Management, and Hedging

The most complete and practical guide of its kind, Agricultural Options: Trading, Risk Management, and Hedging gives you all the fundamental principles and the best and most reliable strategies for profiting in all the ag option markets-wheat, corn, soybeans, livestock, soft commodities, and more. It also provides you with the mathematical background and formulas you need to trade the ag option markets to the letter, all explained in clear, easy-to-understand terms. Chapter 1 covers basic definitions and concepts pertaining to the agricultural option markets. Chapter 2 elaborates on the determinants of option prices and risk, and familiarizes you with the three sources of option risk: futures price, volatility, and time. Chapter 3 discusses the nature of seasonal price volatility in agricultural markets and the implications for options trading. Chapter 4 tackles the problems of option strategy formulation, analysis, and position monitoring, and Chapter 5 explains a variety of hedging techniques that smart options traders can use. Finally, Chapter 6 puts all these insights together by providing a series of real-life case studies, showing how options trades work under actual market conditions. Written by an options expert in a clear, down-to-earth style, Agricultural Options is for all traders, hedgers, and speculators looking to make informed, profitable decisions in today's ag options market.Bobin, Christopher A. is the author of 'Agricultural Options: Trading, Risk Management, and Hedging' with ISBN 9780471524298 and ISBN 0471524298.