The Long and Short of Futures Options 16: All about the Ags

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tim Andriesen, Managing Director of Agriculture and Alternative Investment Products at CME.

What to Know: 2013: a year in review, CME ags complex in 2013. Shorter-dated alternatives for producers. The use case for weekly options.

What’s New: Intra-crop spread options, and the seasonality of the crop contracts. Kansas City wheat update. Request for cross functionality.

What to Watch: The recent push for crop/ag insurance.

What’s on Your Mind:

• Trading hours for CME group ags
• Long-dated contracts
• The relationship between ETF products and the futures/options contracts on the ags