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The Long and Short of Futures Options: Goldilocks and the Ags

May 29, 2013

Mark is joined by Tim Andriesen and Jeff Lewandowski to talk about the seasonality of agriculture products.

What to Know: Weather implications impacting the planting season.It's like Goldilocks, not too much rain, not too little.We're way late getting grains into the ground, which is making a lot of buzz in the industry, as well as questions about future inventories. Short-duration options.New crop, old crop. The role volatility plays in the pricing of the contracts.

What to Watch: Looking to provide Chicago-style wheat products on those at the KC Board of Trade. Options landing page on the CME website.

What's on Your Mind: Answering listener questions

  • What is CME's opinion of ag ETFs?
  • Is CME going to get more into ag volatility?