MGEX Resources
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MGEX Schedule of Events
Contact us for details
Date |
Where |
Event |
June 12
11:45 a.m. |
Conference Call |
MGEX Crop Call - Commentary will be provided following the USDA WASDE and Crop Production reports. E-mail us to join the call. |
June 25
8:15 a.m. |
Conference Call |
MGEX Crop Call - Commentary will be provided following the Statistics Canada Principal Field Crop Areas Report. E-mail us to join the call. |
MGEX Webinars
North American Spring Wheat, December 20, 2012
MGEX Business Development Specialist Joe Victor and North Dakota Wheat Commission Marketing Director Jim Peterson discuss the North American Hard Red Spring Wheat contract specifications, supply and demand, and quality of the crop. Also discussed is the MGEX spread options and index contracts.
How CRP May Affect Your Bottom Line and the Latest Supply and Demand Information Concerning Spring Wheat July 17, 2012
MGEX Business Development Specialist Joe Victor and Montana Grain Growers Association President Brian Eggebrecht discuss how the Conservation Reserve Program may affect your bottom line in the future. They also discuss the latest supply and demand information concerning spring wheat for North America.
How Weather and Fundamentals Affect Spring Wheat, June 14, 2012
MGEX Business Development Specialist Joe Victor and Meteorologist Greg Soulje discuss weather patterns and the growing season forecast across the spring wheat growing area, as well as fundamentals on U.S. and Canadian spring wheat regions.
Spring Wheat Technicals and Fundamentals, June 7, 2012
MGEX Business Development Specialist Joe Victor and Ken Shaleen, President of ChartWatch, offer information on Hard Red Spring Wheat fundamentals, such as production numbers and export figures, and technical observations such as bull and bear markets, trading volume and open interest. You can view the slides by clicking the link above.
MGEX Agricultural Index Trading Strategies Webinar with Jim McCormick
To learn more about trading strategies with the five MGEX financially settled agricultural index products, simply click the link above and view the 29-minute DTN-MGEX sponsored webinar with Jim McCormick, commodity broker at Allendale Inc.
MGEX Educational Materials
MGEX offers several
educational materials including brochures, workbooks, webinars and videos.
Hard Red Spring Wheat White Paper
Learn the basics of Hard Red Spring Wheat updated for the 2011 crop year.
This white paper outlines the prominence of our wheat class by production and export values. Further, it documents what makes our wheat different from other active wheat futures traded in the U.S. Whether you are a hedger or speculator, this paper provides the principles which make our contract unique
Spring Wheat Futures & Options Brochure - provides an overview of the hard red spring wheat futures and options contract.
MGEX Financially Settled Agricultural Index Contracts Brochure - provides an overview of the five financially settled agricultural index contracts.
Futures and Options Workbook (32 pages) - provides an overview of MGEX and gives trading scenarios designed to introduce the beginning trader or interested observer to futures and options trading.
To order copies of these materials, contact MGEX at (612) 321-7101
or submit a request to marketing@mgex.com.
Some materials are available on this website--simply follow the
link. MGEX reserves the
right to charge a nominal fee for orders.
Additional Resources
The National Futures Association (NFA) provides many resources and services to the futures industry. One resource is a great booklet on trading futures and options called Opportunity and Risk: An Educational Guide to Trading Futures and Options on Futures. You may download the publication here or call NFA at 1-800-621-3570 and request a complimentary copy.
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