• Understanding the fundamentals that drive headline-leading commodities like oil and gas
• Examining market movements to identify optimal trading days that decrease risk
• Debating the benefits and detriments of computer science/mathematical trading vs. unique problem solving trading of commodities; which leads to higher alpha?
• Outlining the essential components of a systematic, alphagenerating commodities trading program

• Exploring less mainstream commodity offerings such as weather, timberland, cotton, cocoa, clean renewables, emerging energy technologies and more; how are traders profiting from these markets?
• Analyzing the maturity and liquidity of these markets to determine its place in your trading program
• Identifying the best information sources for commodities you are less familiar with to ensure your traders are equipped with the knowledge for profitable trading
• Establishing benchmarks on the performance of these markets to ensure long-term success of your commodities desk

• Evaluating the state of the base metal investments – is the commodity super cycle under threat?
• Examining bases metals investments vs. stocks and bond markets
• Identifying common base metal portfolio investment strategies used today
• Comparing the investment opportunity from different metals such as copper, aluminum, zinc, lead and nickel

• Examining the current shift toward algorithmic and automated trading in the commodity markets
• Identifying the benefits of algorithmic trading: minimizing your movements in the market, achieving direct market access, and enhancing liquidity
• Determining which algorithmic system providers provide the greatest access to global commodity exchanges
• Writing programs for 24-hour markets and extreme circumstances to eliminate being stopped out from your desired positions
• Benchmarking your algorithms to ensure long-term success of your commodity trades

Yu-Dee Chang Principal and Chief Trader ACE Investment Strategists

• Identifying option strategies for enhancing yield and achieving riskadjusted returns in current market conditions
• Determining where commodity markets will not go vs. where they will go
• Balancing option positions and exploiting the time decay aspect of option premiums to take advantage of volatility
• Ensuring the long-term success of your commodity options strategies for enhanced yield and risk-adjusted returns

Commodity Trading Technology And Connectivity

Enjoy lunch as our chairperson leads you through an engaging smallgroup discussion to identify the next-generation of commodity trading technology. Ensure you have a game plan! Bring with you the questions you’ve wanted to ask your peers and competitors so you can leave the conference equipped to prepare your systems to support the new alphagenerating commodity trading strategies you’ve identified this year at Commodities Trader.

Darin Newsom Senior Analyst DTN

Rapid industrialization of emerging markets is increasing the global demand for agricultural products. Wheat and other agricultural commodity production had been lagging as global governments are pushing for an increase in biofuel production to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and create a sustainable fuel supply for the future. It’s no wonder ag prices have been soaring and are expected to remain steady for many years! Ensure you are generating the highest returns from your agricultural commodity trading. Let our expert facilitator equip you with the knowledge necessary to make your name – and money! – in the agricultural commodities space.

Key issues you will tackle:

• Examining the current and future global demand for agricultural commodities and its affect on your daily trading
  
• Exploring how the expansion of biodiesel production is driving the demand for corn, soybeans, and other ags
  
• Identifying market drivers, trading risks and hedges, and the most profitable trading strategies for all agriculturals
  
• Uncovering the best data sources, exchange offerings, and paths to liquidity in today’s ag markets

How you will benefit by attending:

• Become an expert in each facet of these hot commodities to establish a successful agriculturals trading desk
  
• Walk away with specific strategies for picking the best trades for individual ags influenced by multiple market drivers
  
• Actualize higher returns in your portfolios by trading agriculturals for today’s market environment
  

WORKSHOP: Carbon Trading: A Detailed Guide To A Profitable Trading Program

	Stephen Bruel Analyst, Securities and Capital Markets TowerGroup
	David Mousseau Principal and Head Trader Lone Wolf Investments

With Europe spearheading profitable carbon emissions trading programs while reducing greenhouse gases, there is gaining interest from the United States and other countries. In an unstable economy where returns do not generate as easily as they once did, all types of firms are looking to carbon products to ensure their business’ success and growth. With the great risk of trading any new asset class, this workshop ensures your desk is prepared to reap the benefits of carbon trading as the US and global emissions markets continue to mature

Key issues you will tackle:

• Identifying carbon’s correlation to other markets and major benefits and risks; where will it best fit into your trading program?
  
• Examining traders’ current use of carbon trading, especially arbitrage strategies
  
• Dissecting current global regulations of this market; how could regulation (or lack of) shift the markets?
  
• Looking at how European desks are structuring their carbon trading desks for success
  
• Predicting the effects the credit crunch will have on all players in the carbon market

How you will benefit by attending:

• Walk away with a step-by-step plan to build a long-term profitable carbon trading desk
• Create a blue print for action to take full advantage of this opportunistic market as it matures
  
• Gain clear knowledge of the best data sources, exchange offerings, and potential partnerships for your unique trading needs