Agricultural Options: Trading, Risk Management, and Hedging (Wiley Finance) - Hardcover

Bobin, Christopher A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471524298 ISBN 13: 9780471524298

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1990

Synopsis

Agricultural Options Trading, Risk Management, and Hedging If you’re a trader, a hedger, a speculator, or even a novice at the ag market game, this is the book for you. Written by a leading options expert, Agricultural Options: Trading, Risk Management, and Hedging gives you the principles and proven strategies you need to profit in all the ag option markers— wheat, corn, soybeans, livestock, soft commodities, and more. You’ll learn:

• All the mathematical background and formulas you need to win in today’s ag market
• All about options in general and agricultural options in particular
• Risk management strategies, option pricing factors, and trading techniques

Plus, the book contains detailed case studies of option trades that illustrate the best strategies and how—and why—they work. With Agricultural Options, you’re right on top of the game.

About this title

About the Author

About the author CHRISTOPHER A. BOBIN is a futures and options trader for Continental Grain Company, one of the largest institutional users of agricultural options. He develops training programs used within Continental Grain and, as a former analyst with the firm, he developed trading and hedging programs.

• All the mathematical background and formulas you need to win in today s ag market
• All about options in general and agricultural options in particular
• Risk management strategies, option pricing factors, and trading techniques

Plus, the book contains detailed case studies of option trades that illustrate the best strategies and how and why they work. With Agricultural Options, you re right on top of the game.

From the Inside Flap

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0471524298
• ISBN 13: 9780471524298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272