Commodity Finance
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Paid
Published
2014
Updated
2019
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Commodity Finance: Principles and Practice
Commodity Finance is a hands-on summary covering commodities, commodity markets, commodity trade, and the finance of commodity trade. Practitioners such as bankers and traders in commodity finance, and those institutions operating in this field, or planning to be active in this field, will all benefit from this book. It discusses how commodity finance is done and what bank instruments can be used, as well as how commodity finance is handled and developed by banks. The content has been reviewed by both experts and newcomers, incorporating their comments on style and content, to ensure it is as useful and clear as possible.
Topics covered include:
- A high-level overview of commodity trade and finance.
- The three major sectors of commodity finance: soft commodities, hard commodities, and energy
- Commodity finance and emerging markets, as most commodity export countries are emerging markets countries.
- The special mechanisms and products of commodity finance, from plain vanilla products to more complicated structures. The concept of Supply Chain finance is also covered in detail.
- Bank and country risk.
- Risk management principles, with practical case studies.
- The organization of a typical commodity finance bank.