The Soft Commodity Trading Life Cycle from A to Z (part 1)

About this course

Where the goods move, why they move, who controls the process and how they operateDiscover the Trade Life Cycle and learn how Trading Firms operate1. Intro: What is commodity trading?2. Pre-trade: What needs to be done before signing a contract?3. Trade is signed: Who steps in now?4. Trade execution: Who executes the trade?5. Trade settlement: What are the remaining steps?Discover the key steps involved in a commodity trading firm’s operations. Speak confidently about how the commodity market is changing and the challenges commodity traders face in the current market. Learn how commodity traders make profits and where potential opportunities lie. Gain a basic grounding in what space, time and transformation arbitrages are currently taking place in soft commodities. Even if you already work for a trading firm, this course explains each piece of the puzzle to give you a better understanding of the roles of others involved in the process and how you fit in.PART 1 (3h00)What is commodity trading? Soft Commodity Trading Jargon Buster Geneva as a Commodity Trading Hub Basics of Commodity Pricing – Commodity Pricing Mechanism Supply and Demand – Demand and Supply Driven Basis Risk and Pricing Forwards, Futures and Swaps ICE Nymex and the Exchange, Price Discovery, Forward Curves OTC Products versus Exchange Traded vrs Clearport Options and their Structures Commodity Assets – Upstream Commodity Assets – Midstream Commodity Assets – Downstream Commodity Trading Company Structures The Future for Commodity Trading Companies

Course objectives

• Gain a foundational understanding of soft commodity trading
• Learn about the pre-trade, trade execution, and settlement phases
• Examine the role of Geneva as a hub for commodity trading
• Understand how supply and demand influence commodity pricing