Agriculture

Grain and Oilseed futures and options

Manage risk, facilitate price discovery and capture market opportunities with benchmark CME Group Grain and Oilseed futures and options, including Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and more.

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Groups

Grains

Oilseeds

Products

Grains: OZC

Grains: OZW

Oilseeds: OZS

Oilseeds: OZL

Oilseeds: OZM

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OZC: Corn

OZW: Wheat

OZS: Soybean

OZL: Soybean Oil

OZM: Soybean Meal

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Learn how Micro Ag futures can make Agricultural market opportunities more accessible with lower capital requirements.
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STRATEGY SIMULATOR
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Build a what-if scenario and learn how different strategies will react to various market conditions.
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Platforms

CME Direct

Gain access to CME Group futures, options and block markets on one screen using this fast, secure and highly configurable trading front-end.

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CME ClearPort

Access a flexible suite of clearing services and capabilities to gain the advantages of security, efficiency and confidence.

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Risk management and trading opportunities in global benchmark products

Grain and Oilseed futures and options serve commodity producers, end users and trading intermediaries seeking price risk management and price discovery. Benchmark products like Corn, Soybeans and Wheat allow traders and investors to capitalize on the extraordinary opportunities these markets provide.

Why trade Grain and Oilseed products?

Flexibility

Find the right contract for your needs with standard, weekly, short-dated and calendar spread options.

Margin efficiencies

Enjoy arbitrage and spread trading opportunities with select CME Group products.

Global price discovery

Access the global Agricultural futures markets with transparent, deeply liquid contracts.

Explore our short-term Agricultural options

Our New Crop Weekly and Short-Dated options expire on Fridays, while our Weekly options expire every day of the trading week. All three options have the same tick size and expiration style as standard options. This commodity lends itself to overlay hedges on long-term positions or spread trading.

Product Underlying Listing Strike Interval (Corn as example)
Weekly Options Front Month Daily Expirations 5 cents greater than 5 days until expiration, 1 cent for last 5 days
New Crop Weekly Options New Crop Friday Expirations 5 cents
Short Dated New Crop Weekly Options New Crop Monthly Expirations 10 cents strike increments 3 months out, 5 cents less than 3 months
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CONNECT WITH MARKET-MAKING FIRMS FOR GRAINS AND OILSEED PRODUCTS
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NOW AVAILABLE: AG WEEKLY OPTIONS
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Weekly options offer the most cost-effective way to target and capitalize on rapid price movements.
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Tools for your trading strategies

Build and refine your trading strategies with free pricing and analytics tools for CME Group Grain and Oilseed products.

Grain and Oilseed insights

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Master the Grain and Oilseed market

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Take self-guided courses on Grain and Oilseed products

If you’re new to futures, the courses below can help you quickly understand the Grain and Oilseed market and start trading today.

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Grains and Oilseeds Overview

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Contact a Grain and Oilseed expert

Connect with a member of our expert Grain and Oilseed team to get more information about our products, find a broker or to contact a market maker.