Agricultural Commodity Broker

The following course sequences provide skills necessary for the occupation of

Description:
Agricultural commodity brokers connect buyers and sellers of agricultural commodities (e.g, grain, livestock, fruit crops) based on predictions of what the products will be worth at a future date. Commodities trading may be more complex than securities trading and may carry a higher risk, as the futures market reacts to events that have not happened when the sale is arranged.

Post-secondary Preparations:
Bachelor's degree

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Possible Sequences
Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science 8006 and Agricultural Business Fundamentals III 8022 and Agricultural Business Operations IV 8024 — OR — Marketing 8120 and Advanced Marketing 8130 — OR — Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Animal Science 8008 and Agricultural Business Fundamentals III 8022 and Agricultural Business Operations IV 8024 — OR — Marketing 8120 and Equine Management Production 8080 — OR — Agricultural Business Fundamentals III 8022 and Agricultural Business Operations IV 8024 and Agricultural Business Management V 8026

Possible Sequences

Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Plant Science 8006 and
Agricultural Business Fundamentals III 8022 and
Agricultural Business Operations IV 8024

— OR —

Marketing 8120 and
Advanced Marketing 8130

— OR —

Agricultural Mechanics and Basic Animal Science 8008 and
Agricultural Business Fundamentals III 8022 and
Agricultural Business Operations IV 8024

— OR —

Marketing 8120 and
Equine Management Production 8080

— OR —

Agricultural Business Fundamentals III 8022 and
Agricultural Business Operations IV 8024 and
Agricultural Business Management V 8026