A New Approach to Optimize Hedging We recently released a Whitepaper with a New Approach to Optimize Hedging Costs. While this framework can be applied to any industry, we’ve demonstrated its utility specifically for Oil Refining Companies. The results from the framework are encouraging to an extent that it seems well worth exploring further – […]
Review: Report on Economics of Commodity Trading Firms The recent release of Report on Economics of Commodity Trading Firms is a bold step from a well-respected Commodity Trading Firm (CTF) – Trafigura, in giving an insight and “demystifying” the secretive commodity trading industry. And it is indeed a very impressive read. According to Reuters, “The […]
Commodity Risk Management beyond VaR First, the bad news – Value at Risk (VaR) of a position / portfolio just gives the maximum loss you can have, with a certain confidence. But it doesn’t tell you what your position / portfolio could lose beyond that confidence. If you are the one managing risks in your […]
Top 5 issues with Commodity Risk Systems This post is part of our unorganized research and survey which we have done across multiple industries and geographies, to find out the top 5 issues with Commodity Risk Systems that are being faced by the trading companies. While many companies are likely to have one of these […]
The Future of Commodity Risk Management The Future of Commodity Risk Management. Here we share what we think how Commodity Risk Management is going to change in the Future for companies that today, either don’t have a well-established risk management process or are struggling with their processes. As we talk to industry experts and commodity […]