Take advantage of hedging flexibility with Short-Dated New Crop options on Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, and Wheat futures.
- Lower premiums than standard new crop options due to reduced time value
- Cost-effective way to take a position in new crop futures contracts
- Hedge a lower cost “window” version of traditional minimum price contracts
- Precision timing to trade high impact events on new crop markets, such as USDA reports
- Manage risk during specific windows of the growing season at reduced costs
Soybean Futures Price
Example: In early June, a producer buys a slightly out-of-the-money put option on new crop futures to hedge against lower new crop price.
- In the past, the producer had only one choice: Nov standard put with 1200 strike, premium of 49.1 and 145 days to expiration.
- Instead, the producer chose a Sep SDNC option with 1200 strike, premium of 34.1 and 82 days to expiration.
- Result: The producer saved 31% on the initial premium, was fully hedged against sharply falling new crop prices, and the SDNC option settled 1 1/2 cents off of the standard option at expiration.
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Wheat (SRW)
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Wheat (HRW)
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Short-Dated New Crop Option |
Underlying Futures |
Short-Dated New Crop Option Contract Months |
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Corn |
December |
October thru September. |
Soybeans |
November |
October thru September. |
Chicago SRW Wheat |
July |
December, March, May. |
KC HRW Wheat |
July |
December, March, May. |
Soybean Meal |
December |
January, March, May, July, September, October. |
Soybean Oil |
December |
January, March, May, July, September, October. |
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