This week it was announced that the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai will take a 26% stake in the state-owned National Multi Commodities Exchange (NMCE) to counter the rapid growth of the Mumba...

The example involves a grain trader in Minnesota, who buys a shipment of grain from a producer and who plans to then resell the same grain to a buyer in the Middle East.

Developing Warehouse Receipts in Emerging Market Countries The importance of warehouse receipts financing systems and collateral management arrangements cannot be underestimated as key components fo...

Collateral management firms are becoming increasingly important within tradefinance. Collateral managers basically "look after" collateral on behalf of a lender financing goods.

Warehouse receipts are a crucial element for risk mitigation, enabling a financier to lend to a borrower, who wants to finance the shipment of commodities for sale or purchase.

International prices for soft commodities are known for their volatility, which is an important concern on both a macro and micro scale. Price fluctuations for soft commodities can destabilise real ex...

The broker is an intermediary who talks to lots of different principals (traders, producers, consumers of commodities) in the hope he will get an “order” to buy or sell goods. He takes a commission fr...