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Guidelines for Managing Your Risk

RECOMMENDED PUBLICATIONS:

Managing Market Risk
Price is one of many risks that today's producers must face when developing an effective risk management strategy. Developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, "Managing Market Risk" is a self-study publication that examines the key fundamentals of price risk management tools. Futures, options, basis, hedging principles, exchange rate risk, and contracts are the main focus areas of this resource.

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Managing Farm Business Risk
Managing Farm Business Risk is a practical resource for farm managers to plan for and respond to the risks that they find in managing their business.

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We proudly present a series of articles to help you understand the history, setup and mechanics of futures and options on futures trading. We hope you'll find these useful.

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