AGSC 340 - Futures and Options Markets

History, mechanics and economic functions of futures and options markets: hedging, behavior of futures and options markets in the U.S. economy and the world, futures and options as a policy tool.

Prerequisites: AGSC 260 - Agricultural Markets and Products, ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics, or ECON 205 - Principles of Economics.
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: (fall, odd years)