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Agricultural Economics
406-3 Commodity Futures Markets. (3-0)
Introduction to the organization and functioning of futures markets. Analysis of the economic function performed by markets, and study of fundamental and technical approaches to market forecasting. Examination of various trading strategies applied primarily to agricultural commodities.
Prerequisite Course(s):
AEC 105: Introductory Agricultural Economics
ECO 202: Principles of Economics: Micro
AEC 212: Microcomputer Applications in Agriculture
AEC 314: The Agricultural Marketing System
In course descriptions, the digit following the course number is the number of semester credit hours. For example, ENGL 111-3 is a freshman level course worth 3 semester hours of credit. The numbers in parentheses following the course number (for example, 3-2) indicate the number of clock hours per week devoted to theory and practice, respectively. (WI) indicates that sections of this course will be offered as writing intensive.