Commodities have drawn a wider range of market participants looking for returns and enhanced exposures to a broad range of asset classes, which has led to a significant rise in interest in commodity markets around the world in recent years. This increase is not just attributable to rising living standards and the corresponding changes in consumption patterns. Currently, commodities play a significant role in the portfolios of asset managers and hedge funds, among others. All market players now have access to a wider range of instruments thanks to physical processes related to these markets, such as improved processing, genetic alterations of organisms, and improved risk management systems.
The emphasis of this study is on identifying and comprehending the dangers and nuances of derivatives structures and transactions from the viewpoints of the creator, processor, and financial institutions. Its goal is to give business and risk managers the knowledge and abilities they need to adequately identify, comprehend, evaluate, and mitigate the shifting risks that the cash and derivatives markets present.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to: