Commodities

Mitigating risk in a fluctuating market

• Locking in commodity-linked income and costs
• Accommodating any type of production or consumption profile

Solutions to meet your business' needs

At Bank of Scotland Treasury we offer a comprehensive range of hedging and risk management solutions in the commodities markets. Incorporating swaps, options or combinations thereof, either as part of a specifically designed financing strategy or stand-alone, commodity producers/consumers are able to mitigate market price risk by fixing a selling/buying price over a desired time period. Markets covered include (but are not limited to):

• Crude oil (Brent and WTI)
• Refined Products (Diesel, Fuel Oil, Jet Fuel)
• Natural Gas (UK NBP and US Henry Hub)
• Freight (Wet and Dry cargo routes)
• Precious metals (Gold and Silver)
• Base metals (Copper, Zinc, Aluminium, Lead).

Risk management products can be combined in an almost limitless number of ways to provide you with the exact risk profile you require.