A lot of people will be in the middle of enjoying a four-day weekend—trying to forget about work for a few days and eating far too many chocolate eggs. They’ve left some stops in place for their open positions and are confident their max losses are within risk limits, right?

“𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻, 𝗱𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.”
I’ve always disliked that phrase.

𝗟𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝟳% 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮.𝟱%.
So are metals really rallying...or is it just the USD falling?

Ever set the price target only to get stopped out…and then the market hits your level the next day?

Copper traders face a dilemma: arbitrage profits or tariff risk?

This is one of the most common questions I get in one-on-one consulting sessions—especially from students eager to break into the industry.

Penny wise, pound foolish: the hidden cost of retention failures.

The unspoken truth about commodity trading: sometimes you have to play the part.

One often-overlooked risk in hedging is 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 (𝗩𝗠)—and it can be a serious cash drain if not planned for properly.

Confidence is key in trading—but sometimes, it pays to hedge your bets.

Would you ever bet against your own sports team? Have you considered an ‘emotional hedge’?

𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Since it’s month-end, I thought we should talk about finalizations.

A few conversation starters for discussing the LME.

Most of the time, hedging a commodity involves entering into a futures contract on a relevant exchange, but what exactly is a futures trade?

For most commodity companies, hedging is not a choice, the concept is ingrained in their trading philosophy in order to protect their margins (and their lenders) against movements in the outright prices of the commodities they trade. But why exactly is this the case?

While the recent spike in CME/LME copper arbitrage has given an opportunity for traders to bank huge profits, the potential for earlier than expected tariffs are causing serious worries.

While some companies like to try and extract additional profits by trading nearby spreads, for most companies borrowing the spread well in advance of futures becoming prompt is the most prudent approach.

An accurate mark-to-market (MTM) ensures traders and businesses always know the real value of their positions. But how does it work, and why does it matter?

We know why traders and consumers turn to the exchange when metal is scarce—tight markets, producer outages, and supply shocks can create an urgent need for material. But here’s the real question: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲?

What’s in it for them?
How do massive amounts of metal suddenly appear on the exchange?
What drives these deliveries?

Warrant deliveries remain one of the most misunderstood (and whispered about) aspects of metal trading. This article breaks it all down—the how, why, and financial incentives behind these moves.