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	Security Futures: An Introduction to Their Uses and Risks Financial markets today offer an everwideningÂ array of financial products.Â Among the most recent are security futures,Â which include futures contracts on commonÂ stocks and futures contracts on aÂ narrow-based index of securities. Security… SecuritiesFuturesAnIntroduction.pdf
	CBOTÂ® Precious Metals : Futures and Options Strategies Introduction Your Flexible Choice The Chicago Board of Tradeâ€™s precious metals futuresÂ and options provide a key benefit to precious metalsÂ traders â€“ FLEXIBILITY. This document highlights an array of… Precious_Metals_Futures.pdf
	Options on CBOTÂ® Fed Funds Futures Reference Guide Introduction Options on CBOT Fed Funds futures are an important risk management tool for anyone who wantsÂ to hedge against, or speculate on, changes in short-term interest rates brought about by changesÂ in Federal Reserve… OptionsOnFedFundsFuturesReference.pdf
	A basic guide to trading options on futures contracts Â options_strategy_guide.pdf
	Options Strategies in a Bear Market Class: Options Strategies in a Bear Market Options Strategies in a Bear Market (Options 304) is designed toÂ expose the different ways that options can limit risk or increaseÂ profit in a Bear Market. This course discusses… oic_bearish_course.pdf
	Options Complex Â NYMEXOptionsComplex.pdf
	EXAMINING FUTURES AND OPTIONS THE POWER OF CHOICE How do commercial buyers and sellers of volatile commodities protect themselvesÂ from the ever-changing and unpredictable nature of todayâ€™s business climate?Â They use a practice called hedging. This time… MGEXFuturesOptions12-07.pdf
	CME Group Livestock Futures and Options: Introduction to Underlying Market Fundamentals Introduction Before entering into the futures and options markets, the marketÂ participant should gain an understanding of the underlying cashÂ markets. CME Group Livestock Futures and Options: IntroductionÂ to Livestock and… LivestockFundamentals.pdf
	Introduction to Hedging with Futures and Options Taking Control of Your Future Farming the land is a lifestyle as muchÂ as a job, a tradition passed on fromÂ generation to generation. There areÂ things about farming you can control,Â like what crops you grow, whether orÂ not… IntroductionToHedgingWithFuturesandOptions.pdf
	Introduction to Crack Spreads What is a Crack Spread? In the petroleum industry, refinery executives are most concernedÂ about hedging the difference between their input costs and outputÂ prices. Refinersâ€™ profits are tied directly to the spread, or… introduction-to-crack-spreads.PDF
	RUSSELL INDEXES IntercontinentalExchangeÂ® (ICEÂ®)Â is the marketplace for futures andÂ futures options on the Russell 2000Â®Â small-capitalization and Russell 1000Â®Â large-capitalization indices. In 2008,Â these widely accepted measures for institutional investors -… ICE_Russell_Brochure.pdf
	ICE WESTERN BARLEY IntercontinentalExchangeÂ® (ICEÂ®)Â began offering risk management andÂ trading for the grain markets through itsÂ acquisition of the Winnipeg CommodityÂ Exchange (WCE) in September 2007.Â Today, WCE is known as ICE Futures Canada. Established in 1887,… ICE_Barley_Brochure.pdf
	How Speculators Use Options Â How_Speculators_Use_Options.pdf
	Self-Study Guide to Hedging with Livestock Futures and Options The Self-Study Guide to Hedging with Livestock Futures and OptionsÂ is an introduction to the mechanics of using futures and optionsÂ to forward price livestock. The booklet presents 17 short unitsÂ of study to help livestock producers and… hedging-with-livestock-futures-options.pdf
	Strategies for CME Livestock Futures and Options Introduction This publication is intended for people in the livestock industry who areÂ comfortable with their basic knowledge of how to use CME LivestockÂ futures and options and who want to know more. It guides readersÂ … HedgingWithLivestockFutures.pdf
	Self-Study Guide to Hedging with Grain and Oilseed Futures and Options Introduction Futures and options on agricultural commodities have beenÂ seeing phenomenal growth in trading volume in recent years,Â … hedging-with-grain-oilseed-futures-options.pdf
	A GUIDE TO ENERGY HEDGING INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW YORKÂ MERCANTILE EXCHANGE Significant, sometimes abrupt, changes in supply, demand, and pricing have touchedÂ many of the worldâ€™s commodity markets during the past 25 years, especially those forÂ … Guide_Energy_Hedging.pdf
	Gold Futures vs. Gold ETFs: Understanding the Differences and Opportunities Significant differences in theÂ liquidity, leverage and costsÂ of futures and ETFs that needÂ to be understood before anyÂ investment decision is made. Gold has historically served as both a legitimate hedge against… gold-futures-vs-gold-etfs.pdf
	Comparing Futures and Forwards for Managing Currency Exposures Original version reprinted (1996) with permission from Derivatives: Tax Regulation andÂ Finance, published by Warren, Gorham &Lamont, the RIIA Group. Updated currency contractÂ listings are the only changes. For internationally oriented… FXComparingFuturesForwardsManagingCurrency.pdf
	Futures Perfect Futures areÂ exchange-tradedÂ contracts thatÂ require deliveryÂ of a commodity,Â bond, currency,Â or stock index, atÂ a specified price,Â on a specifiedÂ future date FuturesPerfect.pdf