Hedging Services for Farmers
Full Cycle Marketing Management
Farmers love the land on which they work. Often, they prefer to spend their time and energy on production, rather than on marketing their investments. At Midwest Futures, we have the hands-on grasp of this concept. Many of us have been or currently are farmers. Our team of highly specialized consultants leverage over 100 years combined agricultural and commodity futures experience to help you market your products.
Our hedging philosophy has matured through years of personal experience and consulting for independent farmers. Our goals are to help increase your net worth with relative certainty year after year. We market your products with insight from reputable research and professional experience; discipline from years of hedging for ourselves, our family, and our clients; precision derived through superior trade execution services; and time and energy saved for you.
Marketing & Hedging Consulting
As commodity futures market consultants, we will advise you based upon your personal investment needs and goals in hedging your products or supplies. We will discuss every action with you before it is taken so that we can achieve a better understanding of not only your commodity futures investment goals, but you personally. We will work together to help you understand our trading methods. Our goals are to help educate you on how a disciplined approach to hedging can enhance your returns; manage your price risk with greater certainty; produce better profits through analysis of your personal commodity futures investment needs; and allow you to focus on what you excel at: farming.
We want to help you market your products with insight, personalized analysis and discipline. Our consultants have an in-depth understanding of the farming business as well as the commodity futures markets. Our experience gained from being farmers helps us be more knowledge as commodity futures analysts.
Hedging Execution
Execution matters. At Midwest Futures, we understand that the difference of cents in seconds can translate to large sums of money with leverage. For this reason, our dedicated team of hedging brokers constantly monitors the movements of the commodity futures market for our institutional and individual clients.
Our futures brokers are experienced about the trading process. Our knowledge and expertise can prove invaluable when handling complex or large transactions that may be characteristic of hedgers.
We have direct access to the floor. The trading pit can be wild, which can make floor access especially valuable in situations that require the most attention. We have the contacts available to help you achieve the results you desire.
We are prepared for challenging orders. Our hedging team offers you personalized attention to your commodity futures trades. If you want to wait for proper conditions or require detailed monitoring of positions, we have the experience, capability and desire to handle every one of your needs.
You have personal access to a broker. Hedgers are subject to the movements of global markets, so we know that it is important that a broker be available at all times. In addition to one-on-one personal service during normal business hours, you will have afterhours access to a broker in the case of emergencies. It is just good business.
Hedging Research and Analysis
Farming and trading is what we know. Hedging your commodity futures investments has been the life’s work of our hedging team. For the past twenty-five years, we have strived to deliver world-class service to our clients, many of whom have been or become our friends. The research and analysis we provide specifically to hedgers is tempered by years of farm experience and trading discipline.
With Midwest Futures, you have access to our vast database of hedging materials. This includes educational guides for new hedgers, daily analysis for researchers, and advanced studies for experienced hedgers seeking to gain an edge.