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AAEC-3514: Agricultural Futures and Options

Description: The role of agricultural futures and options in risk management strategies for producers and agribusiness firms and in the price discovery process. Fundamental supply-demand and technical analysis of the markets and pricing processes. Development and applications of effective price risk management strategies.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: AAEC-1005 and AAEC-1006 and AAEC-2434

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 3.16 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 40.04%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.14%

Massa Olga Isengildina202325.0%39.9%23.5%7.7%1.8%2.2%2.7710
Jason H Grant201371.8%24.8%2.3%0.4%0.3%0.3%3.686
Steven C Blank201432.2%33.0%28.4%5.3%1.0%0.0%2.952
Scott E Sink200782.2%17.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.742
Wayne D Purcell200542.5%42.5%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.271

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