COMMODITIES

Understand forced liquidations, what causes them, and how to guard against them using effective risk controls.

Learn how leverage can magnify both profits and losses in commodity trading, and why risk management is essential to avoid accelerated financial setbacks.

Learn the essential differences between initial and maintenance margins, their role in futures contracts, and how margin calls work.

Learn the fundamentals of cash-settled commodity contracts, including pricing, mechanics, and how settlements are handled without physical delivery.

Learn the practical implications of physical delivery vs cash settlement in trading and investment contracts.

Learn what expiration means, when you must act, and outcomes at expiry

Understand the mechanics of futures contracts, including standardised terms, margin obligations and how expiry affects trading outcomes.

Understand the price gap between spot and futures markets, plus what drives each.

Discover why hedging with commodities helps manage price risk

Understand how including commodities can reduce portfolio risk while offering inflation protection. Plus, get practical guidance on ideal sizing strategies.

Learn what drives cocoa supply, demand, and volatility worldwide.

Understand the key factors behind volatile global coffee prices, including major exporters, stocks, and currency moves.

Understand how climate, crop disruptions, and market forces shape Arabica and Robusta coffee around the globe.

Explore the primary drivers behind soybean price movements, including global weather patterns, Chinese import demand, and profitability of soybean processing margins.

Understand how crush demand, exports, and South American production influence soybean prices and global trade flows.

Discover the economic and environmental factors that influence wheat markets, and learn how leading exporters impact global trade and price volatility.

Understand wheat supply chains, geopolitical forces, and climate risks.

Understand key factors like USDA reports, weather, planting, and harvest trends that impact corn commodity prices.

Understand how corn markets are shaped by fuel, feed, trade, and land decisions.

Understand the forces shaping global agricultural markets and how they affect commodity pricing, trade flows, and market stability.

Explore the key factors that influence lithium extraction, refining, and availability in the electric vehicle sector.

Learn what the cost-of-carry model is and how it applies

Crack spreads show oil refiners’ margins & market demand for fuels

Explore how calendar spreads help traders profit from changes in futures curve shapes and volatility expectations.

Discover how basis (spot-futures spread) reflects market trends.

Understand how futures curves reflect market expectations and the pricing of future contracts.

Learn how backwardation impacts futures prices and investment gains.

Contango occurs when futures prices trade above the expected future spot price. This pricing structure can drag on returns due to the cost of rolling contracts, especially in commodity funds.

Understand the impact of roll yield on commodity strategy performance.

Rolling futures exposure affects long-term ETF returns, due to contract expirations, roll costs, and contango or backwardation.

A deep dive into stop losses and key errors traders make in volatile commodity markets.

Learn how to size your trades using volatility-based methods to manage risk effectively in commodity markets.

Understand the basics and benefits of spread trading in commodities markets, including risk management and strategic advantages.

Understand the fundamental drivers behind commodity prices with a deep dive into supply and demand analysis inputs.

Understand how traders use technical analysis to forecast commodity prices and recognise the missteps to avoid.

Explore the most widely used trading strategies — trend analysis, spread trading, seasonal patterns, and macroeconomic approaches — with detailed explanations and practical insights.