Current Challenges in Commodity Trading

When commodity prices for such raw materials as copper and oil double and triple, monthly price changes should no longer be in the hands of procurement. Such changes are difficult to budget and central finance wants to exert more influence in this area.

However, few corporate finance professionals have this experience in part because prices for these commodities fluctuated little during the last twenty years. Most treasurers who have extensive bank forex, interest rate or money market expertise are bankers.

Martin Schneider has the licence (Serie 3) and ample experience. From 1983 to 1985, he was a licensed commodity broker at Bear Stearns.

Several clients could already profit from his combined banking and commodity trading experience.