Why is KC Wheat higher priced than Chicago Wheat?
Why Is There Such A Price Difference Between KC Wheat and Chicago Wheat Futures? 2 March 2023 When I go to the CME website, I have...
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Wright Team
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Olga's Options #2
Olga has Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and she was smart enough to marry me, so she is not a person of low intelligence....
Wright Team
- Mar 7
- 5 min
Olga's Options #1
Introduction to Olga's Options The purpose of this series of essays is to explain and teach how the many tools in the futures and options...
Wright Team
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Marketing Question: I expect higher prices, but…
3rd week of October 2022 Roger, I expect higher prices into the winter and spring, but I feel like a fool to turn down these high harvest...
Wright Team
- Feb 23
- 3 min
How to Make More Profit Through Better Marketing 2/23/23
Joe asked: "Roger, what is the best method to protect from downward grain prices for my entire estimated production? Yet not get myself...
Wright Team
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Trading Option Lingo: If you buy a call, are you in the market or out of the market?
We have a communication problem when it comes options. With rare exception, when trading options on futures and stocks, people say they...
Wright Team
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Managing The Basis to Maximize Cash Price
The first principle of marketing grain is to separate the day one locks-in the basis from the day one locks-in the futures price. Why?...
Wright Team
- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
Track Exports to Predict Carryover Changes
Export Sales, Export Inspection, and Exports The USA exports about 16% of its corn production, 48% of its soybeans, 52% of its wheat, 75%...
Wright Team
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
How to Predict Probable Demand Changes on USDA S&D Reports
On or about the tenth of every month, the USDA issues a Supply and Demand (S&D) Report. Below is the S&D for corn issued in September...
Wright Team
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
Extra Beans: Commercial Storage or Sell Cash and Buy a Call Option
Marketing question from a client (first week of October 2022): Roger, I have about one-third of my soybeans unpriced. Am I better off to...
Wright Team
- Aug 2, 2022
- 4 min
What Should You Do Today? 8/1/22
New Tidbits The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni with 26,000 mts of corn, departed Odessa at 9:48 am local time on today heading to...
Wright Team
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
What Are Put Options & How to Use Them - Lesson 15 - Liquidation 7/30/22
To read any or all of the previous lessons on Put Options, go to the Farm Futures link below. September CBOT Wheat Put Options. Lesson 15...
Wright Team
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
Olga's Options. Lesson 2. 6/4/22
Olga has Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and she was smart enough to marry me, so she is not a person of low intelligence....
Wright Team
- May 8, 2022
- 3 min
A Study of Open Interest 5/7/22
Open Interest Change and Market Price Direction = Price Outlook For the three weeks ending April 22, 2022, corn open interest (the number...
Wright Team
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Why Use a HTA Contract Instead of a Forward Contract?
There are two grain markets. The futures market is the measure of the world supply and demand and the basis is the measure of local...
Wright Team
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
How to Use Put Options: Simplified Version
When a farmer contracts grain, that includes locking-in the futures price at to arrive at a cash price. Often times, the futures price...
Wright Team
- Feb 17, 2022
- 4 min
The Facts of Grain Marketing
Since the Tech Guy had booked a commitment awhile back for this evening, there will be no opening calls or Tech Talk from him. But I do...
Wright Team
- Feb 8, 2022
- 5 min
The Joe Kennedy Story
How An Eight Year Boy Saved the Kennedy Fortune: Bullish Consensus Bullish Consensus is the measure of how many market advisors are...
Wright Team
- Jan 22, 2022
- 3 min
Open Interest of Specs
Open interest is the number of futures contracts on the books that must be offset at some later date with an equal, but opposite...
Wright Team
- Dec 29, 2021
- 22 min
CDL Test Notes
CDL Written Test Notes: prepared July 2009 by Roger Wright 937 605 1061 I. Introduction A. Drivers who must have CDL 1. single vehicle...
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