What are CME agricultural commodity futures?

CME agricultural commodity futures are financial instruments that are used to hedge price risk or to speculate on commodity price fluctuations. As the delivery month on a contract approaches, the pressure of possible delivery causes the futures price to line up with the cash market price of the commodity.

What is CME futures and risk management?

CME Futures and Risk Management. A large family of futures exchanges such as the CME Group provides a regulated, liquid, centralized forum to carry out such business. Also, the CME Group provides settlement, clearing, and reporting functions that allow for a smooth trading venue.

What is a futures exchange?

A futures exchange is a central marketplace, physical or electronic, where futures contracts and options on futures contracts are traded. The International Money Market is a division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) that deals in the trading of currency, among other things.

What is this futures course about?

New to futures or looking for a refresher? This course is designed for you. Dive into the basics of futures contracts, how contracts trade on a futures exchange, the different ways customers use these instruments and the benefits that futures provide.