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Search Submit SELECT A CATEGORY CLOSE MENU Nav Menu 2 Navigation Email the Bookstore FAQ Nav Menu 4 Nav Menu 5 Nav Menu 6 Nav Menu 7 Nav Menu 8 E-496: Introduction to Futures Markets 210550, 15; 222550, 85; Email: mwaller@tamu.edu Product Code: E-496 Qty: Description Electronic download only. An introduction to futures markets, this publication describes the history of the markets, defines terminology and offers advice on how to use futures effectively in farm marketing programs. (4 pp., 1 figure) By: James R. Mintert, Mark Welch Related Items E-371: Buying Vs. Raising Replacement Heifers E-339: Child Labor in Texas Agriculture E-232: Making Decisions with Enterprise Budgets E-421: Basic Marketing of Texas Cotton: Forward Contracts, Cash Sales, Marketing Pools, and the USDA Loan Program E-338: The Plant Variety Protection Act: Information for Texas Small Grain Producers E-255: Caving on Private Land: Opportunities and Responsibilities for Landowners E-476: Crop Insurance Terms and Definitions E-315: Technical Analysis: Alternatives to Chart Analysis: (Risk Management Series)