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Catalog 2025-2026

AGBS 375 - Agribusiness Trading and Risk Management


Introduces the fundamentals of risk management and trading, pricing, purchasing and procurement in the agricultural sector. Structure of financial commodity and produce markets and commonly used strategies such as hedging, and futures & options strategies, to manage risk are presented. Application of such strategies to manage financial risk and commodity/produce trading are simulated in the classroom environment.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [(Prereq: BUS 204  or STAT 100 ) and BUS 202  with a C- or better) and (BUS 299  or BUS 301  or equivalent) and (Junior or Senior Standing)]
Typically Offered: Spring term only

Units: 4