Learn at Your Pace
We realize that it’s not always possible to find a couple days to visit us in Chicago for a seminar. So we have taken sections of our “live” educational curriculum and adapted it for online access.
With our online courses you can learn a little (or a lot) at a time and at your own pace. These courses include instructional videos, slides, quizzes and simulations to improve your risk management understanding.
Courses Online

- Introduction to Margin Management
In this 3 part course we review the key components of the margin-based approach to managing risk in hog, beef, milk, and crop production.

- Basics of Hedging Using Futures and Options
In Basics of Hedging Using Futures and Options, students will explore in depth the use of exchange-traded derivative contracts to offset risk in the underlying cash market. Topics discussed will include the distinction between a cash market and a futures market, defining market risk exposure, price analysis and the hedge implementation process, managing basis risk, core price risk hedging strategies using futures and options, adjusting hedge positions, and managing position delta.