Commodity Price Risk Management
Training Provider: SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
Course Reference: TGS-2025056999
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About This Course
This workshop looks to identify the different risks in trading and financing commodity trades, and develop strategies to manage and hedge such risk exposures to ensure profitability.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand key risks in commodity trading
- Identify drivers of market volatility
- Know derivative market structure and instruments
- Learn to hedge commodity price risks
- Implement strategies to manage price risks
What You'll Learn
Introduction to Risks
- The different types of risks
- Hedgeable versus unhedgeable risks
- Methods for managing hedgeable risks
Risk Management in Commodity Trading
- Risks and returns
- Drivers of price volatility
- Risk exposures for commodity trades
Overview of Commodity Derivative Markets
- Market structures and key players
- Contrasting listed and OTC markets
- Instruments and products
Hedging Strategies Using Futures & Swaps
- Applications of futures and swaps
- Hedging commodity consumers risk
- Hedging commodity producer risks
Hedging Strategies Using Options
- Application of call and put options
- Hedging commodity consumers risk
- Hedging commodity producer risks
- Long versus short positions in options
Implementing Hedging Programs
- Key Considerations
>People, systems and processes
- Balanced approach to implementation
- Case studies – Hits and misses
- The different types of risks
- Hedgeable versus unhedgeable risks
- Methods for managing hedgeable risks
Risk Management in Commodity Trading
- Risks and returns
- Drivers of price volatility
- Risk exposures for commodity trades
Overview of Commodity Derivative Markets
- Market structures and key players
- Contrasting listed and OTC markets
- Instruments and products
Hedging Strategies Using Futures & Swaps
- Applications of futures and swaps
- Hedging commodity consumers risk
- Hedging commodity producer risks
Hedging Strategies Using Options
- Application of call and put options
- Hedging commodity consumers risk
- Hedging commodity producer risks
- Long versus short positions in options
Implementing Hedging Programs
- Key Considerations
>People, systems and processes
- Balanced approach to implementation
- Case studies – Hits and misses
Entry Requirements
Basic degree with relevant experience in trade financing
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