Hog Margin Management Seminar – Lake Okoboji, IA

The hog margin management seminar is designed to help hog producers maximize their profit margins by effectively utilizing the full range of available contracting methods.

Topics Covered

• Introduction to the Futures Market and Profit Margin Management
  Identifying forward profit margins using the futures market as a price discovery tool with a review of the futures market and industry.
• Introduction to Options
  Types of options, definitions, contract specifications, terminology, and expiration versus offset versus exercise/assignment.
• Core Strategies
  Review of basic futures and options positions typically used by crop and livestock producers to manage the risk of both higher and lower prices, as well as a discussion of the concept of delta.
• Best Practices of Effective Position Management
  Overview of margin management approach and initiating positions complementary to historical margin percentiles, as well as a discussion of position management and making tactical adjustments to strategies over time.
• Applying Concepts Learned
  Interactive exercises, including a price management simulation, reinforce and test new skills. Participants will make several price management decisions over a marketing period and evaluate the resulting effect on net margins.

Date and Time

June 17, 8:30am – 4:00pm

June 18, 8:00am – 3:00pm

Registration fee is per operation. It includes breakfasts, lunches, and a dinner on Day 1 at 5:30pm. For more information or enroll by phone, please call 312.596.7755.

Location

Waterfront Event Center
610 Linden Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331

Bridges Bay Resort
630 Linden Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331

Call 712.332.2202 and mention “CIH”, or visit bridgesbayresort.com and use group code CIH25 to take advantage of the room block.

NASBA Continuing Education Credits

CPE Credits: 16

Commodity & Ingredient Hedging, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org.

Learning Objective

Participants will be introduced to the mechanics of the futures and options markets and the terminology related to the futures industry. Participants will also learn how to utilize risk management strategies to manage commodity price risk.

Prerequisites

None

Delivery Method

Live