The Challenges of Financing Commodities in Storage
"Recent scandals have increased the focus on risk surrounding these large value transactions, especially in light of Qingdao." Download the whitepaper below:
Commodity market considerations for physical delivery systems
Introduction This is the first in a short series of articles aimed at exploring the issues faced by those commissioning a system to automate physical deliveries in the international commodity trade-market; i.e. to provide a trusted, secure system which is based on a legally binding
Refined Fuel Storage: Overcoming Complexity In Establishing And Transferring Title
"The hope is that this solution will bring greater transparency, confidence and trust to the off-exchange metals market helping to avoid the likelihood of a future Qingdoa." Download the Whitepaper below:
A Perfect Storm Taking Shape Across The Indian Commodity Markets.
Physical commodities have traditionally been traded in bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) deals or through brokers. But these opaque OTC trades are set to be replaced by exchange-based trades in a bid to improve transparency for market participants and help increase market liquidity. The predominance of OTC
Taking back control
One particular trend we’re seeing increasing activity in is that of emerging economies who produce specific commodities looking at ways to ‘reclaim’ some of the ‘value add’ that occurs around the commodities supply chain which today benefits the large, international infrastructure providers. Many commodities in
Kynetix expand in Latin America and India
“Over the last 12 months, we have seen a significant trend across commodity market participants to move closer towards the physical economy. We’re committed to investing in our vision to connect the financial and physical markets and are excited to extend our commercial and technical
The trouble with transparency
An increasing focus on moving opaque OTC business into a more transparent approach has started to impact the commodities world. For example, in India, a long troubled market, the relatively new regulator SEBI has started addressing the complex historic situation there around physical markets.
3 Ideas to bounce around the rubber commodity market
With prices falling almost 70% in the last five years, the natural rubber market finds itself at a crossroads. There are a number of ways the market could turn, but one thing is certain – things can’t continue as they are. To help stabilise prices,
SDiX partner with Kynetix to use Sentinel as strategic platform for growth
Kynetix has unique experience providing inventory and physical delivery platforms to global commodity exchanges such as the LME and the Intercontinental Exchange whose respective LMEsword, LMEshield and ICE Guardian platforms underpin the global trade and financing of base metals, coffee, cocoa, sugar, wheat and gold.
The Six Benefits of Trading Physical Commodities on an Exchange
"Traditionally, many physical commodities are traded bilaterally Over The Counter (OTC) or using brokers to facilitate trades, whereas commodity financial instruments have been largely traded using exchanges." Download the Whitepaper below:
