Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : TE386 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 2 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
the aim of this course is to show students the practical use of agricultural futures and options markets, besides; To help students interpret and predict price movements in futures markets by using both fundamental and technical analysis.
Fundamentals of Futures Trading on Agricultural Products (how the hedging mechanism works, price formation)
| 1. | Gain the ability to interpret and predict price movements in futures markets by learning to use fundamental and technical analysis |
| 2. | Having knowledge and skills for the practical use of futures and options markets for agricultural producers and agro-industrial companies |
| 3. | Gaining the ability to monitor, analyze and interpret price fluctuations in a particular agricultural product, gain the ability to better understand the factors that negatively affect agricultural product prices |
| 4. | Gaining the ability to price analysis of agricultural products with technical analysis approach |
| 5. | Gaining the ability to the working mechanism of the futures market |
| 1. | Kayacan, M., Bolat, M., Yilmaz, M.K., Basaran, M.Y. and Ustaoglu, Z.M. 1995. Pricing of Future and Option Contracts Based on Capital Market Instruments, Istanbul Stock Exchange, Istanbul |
| 2. | Alpan, F. 1999. Futures Agreements and Options with Examples |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %5 |
| Term Assignment | 1 | %10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %25 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Lecture - Practice | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Term Project | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Individual Work | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 103 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |