Iron Ore Trading & Risk Management Bootcamp - Asia

Metal Bulletin Training’s three day intensive bootcamp provides executives with the essential risk management and hedging methods needed to carry out an effective risk management strategy in today’s volatile iron ore market. The course provides practical working knowledge of iron ore trading, equipping you with valuable day-to-day tools that can be applied as soon as you are back in the office.

Course Outline

The core objectives of the course are to achieve a practical, working understanding of key risk management and speculative trading tools in the iron ore shipping markets including:

• structured deals
• freight derivatives
• iron ore contract provisions
• clearing and options

Course Director: Guillaume Perret, Director, Perret Associates

Expert Faculty includes:

• Christopher Fix, Head of Marketing Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Commodity Future Asia Ltd
• Terence Ko, Director, Hatch Management Consulting - Asia
• Brad Ridge, Director - Product Development, Asia - Pacific, ICAP

• Gain an in-depth analysis of physical and financial iron ore markets
• Learn about the different indices available
• Grasp the fundamental mechanisms of derivatives trading
• Develop effective trading and hedging strategies
• Manage counterparty risk via clearing and contract provisions
• Set up and develop effective trading desk while avoiding the pitfalls

Are you:

• Vulnerable to fluctuating iron ore prices and freight rates?
• Trading iron ore and steel?
• Looking to sharpen your hedging tools?
• Speculating on the current volatile market?
• Working with iron ore and freight derivatives?

Who should attend?

• Mining companies
• Steel producers
• Iron ore and steel traders and marketers
• Shipping and logistics managers
• Banks and financial institution executives
• Importers/exporters
• Middle and back-office managers
• Risk managers
• Consultants
• Hedge funds