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

Christopher A. Bobin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1990 | Series: Wiley Finance

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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Brings together a wide and diverse body of technical information on options in general and agricultural options in particular. Offers a full discussion of the subject of options in terms of its usefulness in trading situations and in managing option risk. Placing emphasis on understanding the determinants of option prices and the risks associated with those determinants, it avoids the usual approach to option strategies which often presents them as surrogates for futures. Serve as a handy and easy-to-use source of knowledge about options to readers with varying levels of professional experience.

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.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 253 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471524298
• ISBN-13: 978-0471524298
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,707,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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