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Grain Farmers of Ontario

Author: Marty Hibbs

Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 18: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, CHARTING

June 2016 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. AS A TECHNICIAN, there are several choices when…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 17: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

April 2016 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. THE DISCUSSION ON technical analysis will consume the…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 16: FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

March 2016 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. WITH REGARD TO using fundamental analysis in your…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 15: MARKET ANALYSIS

February 2016 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. MARKET ANALYSIS CAN be defined as the study…
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LESSON 14: LEVERAGE

January 2016 - This monthly educational series features the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. THE FUTURES MARKETS are a prime example when discussing…
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LESSON 13: MARGIN EXPLAINED

December 2015 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. WHEN AN INVESTOR opens an account with a…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 12: CALCULATING CONTRACT VALUES

November 2015 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. THIS MONTH WE will cover a simple calculation…
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LESSON 11: CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

October 2015 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. FUTURES CONTRACTS HAVE a few things in common…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 10: WHY USE FUTURES CONTRACTS?

September 2015 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. A FUTURES CONTRACT is simply a legally binding…
Market side: Futures trading basics

LESSON 9: FUTURES VS. STOCKS

August 2015 - This monthly educational series will feature the basic workings of the futures and options markets and how they can be utilized to help farmers with risk management. BEING A FUTURES broker for over 25 years,…