Instructor:

Dr. Chad Hart

478F Heady Hall

chart@iastate.edu

4-9911

 

 

 

Got a question or comment. Contact me by phone or e-mail.

 

 

Lecture Notes

• Class Intro and Introduction to Futures
• Basic Futures Definitions
• Margin Calls and Market Participants
• Hedging
• Basis
• Speculating and Cash Price Comparison
• Intro to Options
• More on Options
• Seasonals, Charting, and Technicals
• Dairy Pricing
• Dairy Pricing, Part 2
• USDA's Ag Outlook
• Crop Insurance
• Marketing Comparisons
• Market Reactions to USDA Reports
• Marketing Assignment Example
• Carry and Cost of Ownership
• Marketing Plans
• Livestock Marketing Decisions
• Next Generation Contracts

 

 

Online Lectures

 

 

Homework

• Homework #1, Due 2/21/17
• Homework #2, Due 2/28/17

 

 

Class Trading Website

• Commodity Challenge

 

 

Marketing Assignment

• Oakview Farms
• Commodity Challenge Set Up
• Spring 2017 Futures Prices

 

 

Lab Information Sets

• Why Iowa Farmers Need Export Markets
• Ag. Information Sources
• Corn PreHarvest Marketing Simulation
• Corn PreHarvest Marketing Simulation Guide
• Livestock Gross Margin - Dairy
• Farm Bill
• Farm Bill - Ag Decision Maker
• Farm Bill Tool - CARD
• Ethanol Game - Ethanol Spreadsheet
• Ethanol Game - Farm Spreadsheet