Grain and Livestock Hedging Services

The Advantage Traders Hedging and Marketing program provides clients with professional trade execution and sound cash marketing advice. Private clients can benefit from the professional execution and quality service to which Advantage Traders clients have become accustomed. Services are available for grain and livestock producers who are looking to manage their risk and receive a superior level of service.

Cash Marketing

• The experienced brokers at Advantage Traders provide you with effective strategies for marketing your production
• Cash sales made 4-5 times per year based on historic and current price levels as well as fundamental and technical market information
• Marketing plans are custom made to accommodate your operation (decisions concerning storage, basis and LDP in particular need to be made on an individual basis in many cases)

Hedging

• In order to manage inherent price risk, Advantage Traders provide clients with valuable hedging strategies
• Prior to cash sales, downside risk will be protected by the purchase of PUT options or a short futures position
• Once cash sales have been made, upside risk will be protected by the purchase of CALL options or a long futures position
• Hedges will be made in order to accommodate the type of protection that producers are comfortable with

Full Service Brokerage

• All Advantage Traders hedge clients will work one-on-one with an experienced broker
• Brokers will contact clients to notify them of any new recommendations or important issues
• Trades will be executed directly through Advantage Traders brokers

Daily Grain Wire

• The Advantage Traders Grain Wire provides producers with the market information relevant to their operations
• The wire includes detailed summaries of current cash and hedge positions as well as an overview of current news and market conditions
• Issued daily prior to the opening of the CBOT grain markets

Man Global Research

• In addition to the daily grain wire, clients will have full access to the Man Global Research website
• Website includes analysis and commentaries updated several times per day
• Special research reports from Rich Feltes, James Barnett and Ben George

Contact us to learn more about our full service account today.