# How Futures Work: Options and risk management

> An educational column explains futures and options basics for cattle producers, using a put option example on June live cattle with a $114 strike price. It describes how puts set a price floor while preserving upside.

- Date: 2019-06-12 · published 2019-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58703-how-futures-work-options-and-risk-management
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The article describes risk-management tools rather than a new supply or demand event, so it has little direct price impact.

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/how-futures-work-options-and-risk-management

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