About the Course
Entrima offers online education. We cover various educational programmes, each being split into multiple building blocks. The educational programme “Fundamentals of Commodity Markets” is offered in a wide range of modules. Each module represents a specific subjects and/or themes.
Course Contents
Asset classes – Types of markets
- About fixed-income, equity, real estate, FX and commodities
- Risk-reward ratios
Commodities & commodity markets
- About metals, softs & energy, but also freight, carbon & fibres
- Relations & correlations
Production, storage & transport – Up-, mid- & downstream
- Capacity
- Analysis of availability and utilization
Market participants & their role
- Commodity trading firms & investors
- Risk diversification & correlation
- Roll yield
Spot & forward markets – Physical & financial products
- Price volatility
- Power & Gas – Balancing
Commodity derivatives – Contract specifications & settlement
- Physical delivery vs. cash settlement
- ADP, TAS
- Power & gas: Delivery period vs moment
Pricing of commodities – Price driving factors
- Fundamental & non-fundamental price driving factors
- Pestle & steepled analysis, incl. seasonality & mean-reversion
Commodity markets vs. Financial markets – Differences
- Differences between the characteristics of both markets
- A comparison is made concerning markets, products & pricing
The role of speculators
- The impact of speculators on price levels
- Politicians, policy makers & regulation