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Schedule

The schedule below outlines the topics we will be covering in this course, along with the associated time frames and assignments. Note that assignments are due based on Eastern Time (ET). This ensures that all students have the same deadlines regardless of where they live. All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the last day of the timeframe indicated below for the lesson.

Lesson 1: Market Analysis Primer
Lesson 1

Readings:

Lesson Commentary

Assignments:


YouSeeU Introduction Video

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 2: Data Source and Analysis
Lesson 2

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Data Handling

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem Sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 3: Regression Analysis
Lesson 3

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Regression Analysis

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 4: Demand
Lesson 4

Readings:

Read or listen to the Freakanomics episode on "You eat what you are: Part 1"

Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Demand for Butter
  • Video Tutorial: Derived Demand

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 5: Price determination and principles of fundamental analysis supply side
Lesson 5

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Calculating Long-Run and Short-Run Equlibrium

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 6: Trends and Seasonality
Lesson 6

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Seasonality and Shock Trends with Regression
  • Video Tutorial: Moving Averages

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 7: Forecasting
Lesson 7

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Methods of forecasting
  • Video Tutorial: Forecasting using auto-regressive models

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 8: Futures on Commodities
Lesson 8

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

Assignments:
  • YouSeeU Presentation Overview
  • Intial presentation product and history
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday

Lesson 9: Speculations by Spreading Orders and Margins
Lesson 9

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Margin Requirements

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets
  • Inital presentation data collection and analysis

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 10: Technical Analysis
Lesson 10

Readings:


CME Futures Trading Manual, Chapter 8

Lesson Commentary


  • Video Tutorial: Trading with Charts: Triangles
  • Video Tutorial: Trading with Charts: Head and Shoulders
  • Video Tutorial: Trading with Charts: Practice

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets
  • Inital presentation write-up of conlusions

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 11: Feedback and Trade
Lesson 11

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

Assignments:
  • Upload completed presentaiton and supporting documentes to YouSeeU
  • Complete simulation Critique
  • Complete simulation Assessment


All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 12: Hedging
Lesson 12

Readings:


Lesson Commentary

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 13: Options and Futures
Lesson 13

Readings:


CME Futures Trading Manual, Chapter 9


CME Group Self Self-Study Guide to Hedging with Grain and Oilseed Futures and Options, Chapter

Lesson Commentary

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets

All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday
Lesson 14: Price Risk Management
Lesson 14

Readings:

Lesson Commentary

  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against High Prices, Long Futures
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against High Prices, Long Call
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against High Prices, Long Call Spread
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against High Prices, Short Put Call
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against High Prices, Short Put and Long Call
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against Low Prices, Short Futures
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against Low Prices, Long Put Option
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against Low Prices, Long Put Spread
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against Low Prices, Short Call Option
  • Video Tutorial: Strategies to Protect Against Low Prices, Short Call and Long Put

Assignments:
  • Quiz
  • Problem sets
All lesson assignments must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Sunday

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