Applying Risk Management in Realistic,
Dynamic Situations
| HedgeSim™ 4.0 is a computerized simulation program
where users practice applying risk management strategies to alternative
farming units. The user manages either a grain farm or livestock feeding
operation. Various marketing strategies can be implemented over time
using cash, futures, and options markets. The user receives reasonable
production costs and actual historical daily prices and government reports.
HedgeSim™ 4.0 is available here for downloading for $15. The User's Guide, which allows you to preview the program, is available below without charge. HedgeSim™ 4.0 was designed and programmed by the Office for Futures and Options Research (OFOR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For a futures and options trading simulator on the Web, please see TradeSim. For the HedgeSim™ 3.0 Y2K update, please visit the HedgeSim™ 3.0 Web page. |