Below are links to various publications published by industry organizations which can help you and your company understand effective uses of futures and futures options.

National Futures Association

• A Guide to Understanding Opportunities and Risks in Futures Trading
  A booklet that provides the fundamentals of futures trading for potential investors.
• Buying Options on Futures Contracts: A Guide to Uses and Risks
  A booklet that provides the fundamentals of trading options on futures contracts for potential investors.

Additional publications available through the NFA.

Chicago Board of Trade

• Agricultural Options for Beginners
  Gives an overview of the advantages of using options on futures, including common option terminology, and provides basic trading examples.
• Strategies for Managing Price Risk
  Provides buying strategies for food processors using futures and options. A special section compares a variety of buying strategies, highlighting the pros and cons of each. 
• Understanding Basis (English)
  Defines basis, explains the relationship between cash grain prices and futures prices, and describes how basis is used by producers and processors to make marketing decisions.
• Managed Futures: Portfolio Diversification Opportunities
  Explains the benefits, the types of investment opportunities available and who currently participates in the managed futures market. 
• Trading in Futures: An Introduction for Speculators
  This brochure is an introduction to trading futures.
• Action in the Marketplace
  Provides an overview of the CBOT history, describes the workings of the market and explains how futures contracts are traded.

Additional publications available through the CBOT.