Commodities
51 white papers and resources
Below you will find a selection of commodities white papers covering the current issues and thinking by leading expert opinions and what to look out for in the future. Commodities are marketable goods such as raw materials or agricultural products that can be bought or sold on an open market. These commodities are usually used in the initial stages of the production process to create other goods or services. The sale and purchase of commodities are based on speculation, meaning economic and environmental factors play a key part in the purchasing and sale of commodities.
Agriculture: An industry ripe for disruption
This white paper discusses the three major challenges naturally materializing for companies in the agricultural industry; asset optimization, price volatility and risk management. The paper further explains how firms are taking advantage of technology to leverage the disruption in agriculture.
Dodd-Frank Position Limits: The Devil is in the Details
Commodity markets can be volatile, so end users routinely hedge the risk that prices will move against them and potentially eliminate some or all of their profit margin.At the same time, speculators with the expertise to spot trends are often willing to take on the risks that hedgers transfer to…
Silicon Valley Meets Houston: The emergence of collaboration in energy markets
This white paper highlights how the energy markets can take inspiration from Silicon Valley to establish collaborative business models to discover new opportunities.
Weekly Market Outlook: Commodity rally stalls
This white paper provides analysis for major and emerging market currencies. The paper explores the future trends of the financial industry and discusses the recent outlook on commodity prices.
Weekly Market Outlook: Fed’s dovish decision triggers risk rally
This white paper provides analysis for major and emerging market currencies. The paper explores the future trends of the financial industry and discusses the recent risk rally in equities and commodities.
Weekly Market Outlook: ECB Goes All In
This white paper provides analysis for major and emerging market currencies. Exploring the future trends of the financial industry. Discussing issues such as the action ECB took on interest rates.
Weekly Market Outlook: All eyes on ECB
This white paper provides analysis for major and emerging market currencies. Exploring the future trends of the financial industry. Discovering issues such as ECB action and the Chinese GDP target.
Weekly Market Outlook: FX market exposed to event risk.
This white paper provides analysis for major and emerging market currencies. Exploring the future trends of the financial industry.
Evaluating the Operational and Market Risks for Complex Energy Portfolios and New Energy Investments Optimisation
Evaluating the Operational and Market Risks for Complex Energy Portfolios and New Energy Investments Optimisation in Europe employing the Power of Hybrid Integrated Modelling. Today, it is widely accepted that the Global Community is facing significant challenges in the energy sector that stem from…
Risk management in exotic derivatives trading : Lessons from the recent past
This white paper presents a particular occurrence of this issue on the interest rate market, extends it to commodities, and details some risk management techniques that could have been used in order to avoid losses.