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FC Stone to Offer Free Grain Merchandiser Online Seminar Series

Ag Council of Arkansas sponsor member, INTL FCStone Financial, Inc., is hosting a series of 90-minute webinars designed to provide a solid foundation of merchandising and price-risk management concepts and strategies. The Grain Merchandiser Education Webinar Series will take place on July 7, 14, 21 and 28 and is free to participate in. Sessions begin at 10:00am.

For more information, see the attached email template and visit the registration site here - https://www5.intlfcstone.com/GrainMerchWebSeries

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Schedule and Topics:

  • July 7, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. CST | Overview of Price-Risk Management
    • Financial Market History
    • Financial Tools - Futures, Options & OTC
    • Hedging Concepts and Examples
    • Basis - Cash/Futures Relationship
  • July 14, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. CST | Fundamentals of Grain Merchandising
    • Basis and Spread Trading
    • Setting Basis
    • Logistics
    • Managing Financial Positions
  • July 21, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. CST | Cash Contracts
    • HTA
    • Basis
    • Minimum Price
    • Min/Max
    • Accumulator
  • July 28, 2020 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. CST | Summary of Grain Merchandising
    • Government/Exchange Reports
      • Dominic Sutton-Vermeulen - CME Group - Manager Commodity Research and Product Development
    • Financial Tools
    • Basis and Spreads
    • Market Indications
    • Formulating Strategies
    • Utilizing Cash Contracts
    • Managing Positions