[CME Group]

Using Options to Hedge Commodity Price Risk

CME Group invites you to attend all or part of this free 14-part educational series designed to get you started using Grain, Oilseed and Livestock options to reduce your commodity-related market risk.

This series begins with six online sessions designed to provide an introduction to options and our markets followed by a two-day in-depth exploration of the tools and methods used to trade options on CME Group Commodity products.

Introductory Sessions – Attend Online Only
Thursday, August 7

2:00 p.m. CT: Overview of Cash Grain with Sue Goll, Independent Agricultural Consultant

3:00 p.m. CT: Overview of Cash Livestock Markets with Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Monday, August 11

2:00 p.m. CT: Introduction to Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Options with Sue Goll

Tuesday, August 12

2:00 p.m. CT: Commercial Hedgers and Options – The Buy Side with Sue Goll

2:00 p.m. CT: Commercial Hedgers and Options – The Sell Side (Speaker TBD)

Wednesday, August 13

2:00 p.m. CT: How Speculators Use Options with Sue Goll

Intermediate Sessions – Attend Online or In-Person

Thursday, August 14
Continental breakfast and lunch hosted by CME Group for in-person attendees

8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. CT: Price Behavior, Volatility, Vertical and Ratio Spreads with Peter Lusk, The Options Industry Council and Jim Bittman, The Options Industry Council

Friday, August 15
Continental breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception hosted by CME Group for in-person attendees

9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CT: Complex Spreads with Peter Lusk and Jim Bittman

12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT: Electronic Trading Simulation

1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT: Market Participant Panel Discussion

To view the full series program and register click on the following link:

www.cmegroup.com/commodityoptions